Recipe : Simple Peerkanggai Saatham | Ridge Gourd Rice - Easy Lunch Recipe Cook time: 15 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Lunch Serves: 2 persons

Ingredients :

Peerkangai \ Ridge Gourd - 1 cup (skin off, de-seeded, 1/2" size) Onion - 1 no (chopped) Tomato - 1/2 no (chopped) Ginger - 1/2 tsp (finely chopped) Garlic - 1 tsp (finely chopped) Red Chili Powder - 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder - 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Curry Leaves - 2 stk Oil - 2 tbps Cooked Rice - 1 and 1/2 cup Salt to Taste.

Method :

Steps To Make The Peerkangai Saatham \ Ridge Gourd Rice : Temper the mustard seeds and urad dal in hot oil in a kadhai \ pan, then add the onion and curry leaves, saute till the onion becomes translucent. (Image 1) Stir in the tomato, ginger and garlic, until the tomato becomes soft. (Image 2) Add in the peerkangai \ ridge gourd and saute for few seconds. (Image 3) Add in the red chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and turmeric powder, saute for few seconds. (Image 4)

Pour 1/4 cup of water and add required salt, mix all and cook over simmer till the water reduced, then add the coriander leaves, mix well and remove from the flame. (Image 5 and 6) Mix with the cooked rice and ready to serve. (Image 7 and 8)

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Appalam and Curd Rice. Related : Rice Varieties Recipes

Author: Kalai's Cooking Recipes