Ridge gourd curry - 1

Preparation time : 30 mins

Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Ridge gourd : 2 or 3

Ginger : 1 " piece

Garlic : 2

Red chili's : 3

Grated Coconut : 2 tbsp

Sesame seeds : 2 tbsp

Peanuts : 2 tbsp

Salt : to taste 

Method :

Take a pan, dry fry red chili's, peanuts, sesame seeds, coconut, ginger and garlic till they are light golden brown.

Let them cool and then grind them to a fine paste with little water.

Add salt to that paste, keep aside.

Take ridge gourd, cut the end, peel the skin off, and cut them into 3 inch pieces.

Take each piece and slit them to four, put that prepared masala mixture inside.

Take a pan,heat it, add 2 tsp of oil, add in all stuffed piece and if you have any left over masala you can add that on top, sprinkle little salt on top.

Cover and cook for 5 to 10 mins, stirring in between.

Check if it is cooked or not, if not cook it for 10 more mins.

Serve hot with rice or roti.

When i first prepared this , we two completed entire curry , but when i prepared 2nd time we ate very less.

Fallowing are the changes that i made for the second time, and we dint like it.....

First time i peeled off the entire skin and used red chili's but for the second time i scraped the skin i.e i dint peel the entire skin and i used green chili's.