RIDGE GOURD PAAL CURRY

RIDGE GOURD PAAL CURRY

Ingredients:

1 cup cleaned ridge gourd cut into pieces.
6 green chillies slit into 4 and cut across
¼ cup of fresh coconut scrapings grind to a fine paste
4 pips garlic sliced
1 big onion sliced
1 sprig curry leaves
¼ tsp tumeric powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 tbs oil
Little lime juice
Salt to taste.
Little coriander leaves chopped

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
When it splutters add in garlic, onions, curry leaves and green chillies.
Sauté well, add in the cut ridge gourd pieces and tumeric powder.
Stir again nicely and let it cook on its on juices.

Now add in the coconut paste ,along with water to form thin gravy.
Add in enough salt and let it boil for a minute.
Remove and add the lime juice, garnish with cut coriander leaves.
Serve with steaming rice.

Note: If you like a tomato cut into quarters can be added to this paal curry while adding the ridge gourd.