Ridge Gourd / Birakaya Dal

                                           

Ingredients :

• 1 no Birakaya
• 1/2 cup Toor Dal
• 1 Green Chilli chopped
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 1" Tamarind flake
• 1 pinch Turmeric powder
• 1/2 sp Red Chilli powder
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mastard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Curry leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Soak tamarind in little water & keep aside.
• Wash, peel birakaya and cut into small pieces.
• Pressure cook dal, onion, greenchilli, birakaya and tomato pieces.
• Let the cooker cool, remove the lid add tamarind pulp & mash it.
• Heat oil in a pan add mastard, cumin seeds & red chilli fry for 2mins.
• When they fry add curry leaves and mashed birakaya dal & stir.
• Add redchilli, turmeric powder and salt, stir well  & cook for some time.
• Transfer into a serving bowl. Ridge gourd dal is ready to serve.
• Serve with rice or chapatis