Peerkankai Curry / Ridge Gourd Curry

Peerkankai Curry / Ridge Gourd Curry

Peerkankai is called as ridge gourd in english, beerakai in telugu and torai in hindi. Its botanical name is Lufa acutangula. Ridge gourds are rich in water content like cucumber. They are rich in dietary fibre and low in cholesterol and saturated fat.. which makes it an excellent choice for weight watchers. The ridge gourd/peerkankai poriyal has few ingredient and has this subtle sweetness. Its a good choice for the morning time cooking as it takes less time to prepare. Lets get into the recipe of peerkankai poriyal. 

For more poriyal/curry recipes click here - Poriyal

You need not waste the ridge gourd peels. You can make chutney in that. For recipe click - Ridge gourd peel chutney.

Peerkankai / Ridge Gourd Poriyal

Ingredients:

• Peerkankai / ridge gourd - 4 meduim sized
• onion - 1
• tomato - 1
• chilli powder - 1/2 spoon
• coriander powder - 1/2 spoon
• turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
• salt to taste
• oil - 2 teaspoon

For tempering:

• mustard - 1/2 spoon
• broken urad dhal - 1/2 spoon
• hing - 1 pinch
• curry leaves - 1 sprig

Procedure:

• Wash and peal the peerkankai, cut into chunks and and keep ready.
• Cut the onion and tomato also and keep ready.

• Heat some oil in a pan and  do the tempering with the ingredients given under "for tempering".
• Now add the onion and followed by tomato. A pinch of salt will quicken the sauteing. 

• Then once the onion and tomato are soft, add the ridge gourd/ peerkankai pieces and stir.
• Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt. Stir again. Close the pan and let it cook for 5 mins.

• After 5 mins.. open the pan and let it cook for another 5 mins on medium fire. Let the water evaporate. 
• Once the poriyal has reached your required consistency, remove from fire.
• Serve it with any rice or rasam or curd rice. It goes well even with chapathi for dinner.

Happy cooking !!