How to make tasty Ridge Gourd Gravy for rice and chapathi in Tamil video

To prepare this curry you need:

1. Take 600 gms of ridge gourd. Wash and remove the skin. Chop them into medium size pieces.

2. Take 2 country tomatoes and chop them finely.

3. Take a medium size ginger and 7 to 8 garlic pods. Make them into fine paste.

4. Take 3 medium size onions and chop them finely.

5. Slit a green chilly and keep aside.

6. Soak a tamarind of small lemon size for about 15 to 30 minutes.

7. Half a medium size coconut. Grind it into paste with 1 tsp of fennel.

8. Take 3 tsp of coriander seeds, 1 tsp of cumin seeds and red chillies 5. roast them without oil and grind them into fine powder.

9. Saute: mustard seeds - 1tsp, black gram - 1 tsp red chilly - 2, brake into 2 pieces cumin seeds - 1tsp curry leaves - 10

10. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Groundnut oil - as required Salt - as required Once you are done with above cooking process,

you have to follow the steps below:

1. In a kadai, add chopped ridge gourd pieces and add little water and required salt. And boil till they are almost cooked (75%). In medium flame it will take 10 to 12 minutes.

2. In a kadai, heat 2 tbspn oil. Add the chopped onions and green chilly and fry till the colour of onions are changed.

3. Then add ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.

4. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn mashy.

5. Now add ground powder and stir well.

6. Add turmeric powder now and mix well.

7. Now add cooked ridge gourd and stir well. Cook on slow flame for 2minutes.

8. Now add tamarind extract and close with lid and cook for 10 minutes with low flame.

9. Lastly add coconut paste and stir well. Cook for 5 minutes with lid closed.

10. Garnish with coriander leaves.

11. Finally add the seasoning. The tasty ridge gourd gravy is ready to be served with plain rice with rasam.