Peerkangai Kadayal/Chutney Recipe with step by step photos.This recipe is also known as Peerkangai Bajji.This is one the traditional indian village recipe.This recipe goes well with steamed rice,idly and dosa.
Peerkangai chutney is made with Peerkangai,shallots/onion,tomato,green chili,red chili,Tamarind,curry leaves and coriander leaves.All of these ingredients are cooked in pressure cooker completely till it becomes soft and mushy.once ready,using mathu/masher everything is mashed completely as a chutney.If cooked in mud pot it tastes best.
In the same way surakkai/bottle gourd bajji is also done.Simply replace Ridge gourd with bottle gourd.
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Contents
Ingredients:
Peerkangai/Ridge Gourd-1/2 kg
Shallots-6
Tomato-3
Tamarind-1 Gooseberry size(Nellikai Size)
Garlic Cloves-6
Red Chilli-5(can be added more as per taste)
Salt as per taste
Curry Leaves-2 Sprig
Coriander Leaves for garnishimg
For Tempering:
Oil-1 tsp
Onion vadagam-1 tsp
or
Mustard seeds and urad dal-1 tsp
Step by Step Photo Recipe:
1.Add the Shallots/Onion into Pressure Cooker.
2.Add in the Tomato.
3.Now add Garlic clove and Tamarind.
4.Add in Peerkangai chunks/Ridge Gourd ,Salt and Turmeric a pinch add 1/2 cup of water and cook for 3 Whistles.
5.Temper with 1 tsp of oil.
6.Add vadagam/Mustard Seeds and Urad dal.
7.Finally add curry leaves.
8.Add the tempering to Pressure cooker and mash it till it gets completely mashed.
9.Now Peerkangai/Ridge Gourd Kadayal is ready to serve.
Serve it with hot idly and dosa and even best when served with hot Rice.
Notes:
- Tamarind and red chilli can be added more or less as per the taste.
- It can be cooked in kadai for better taste instead of pressure cooker.