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    Home » Curry Recipes

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: August 28, 2010 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Beerakaya Kandipappu Koora ~ Ridge Gourd And Yellow Lentil Curry

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    Ingredients :Ridge Gourd : 2
    Onions : 2 small sized
    Handful of yellow lentil
    Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
    Chana dal : 1 tsp
    Urad dal : 1 tsp
    Red Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
    Turmeric Powder : ¼ tsp
    Cury Leaves : 2 stems
    Oil : 2 tsp
    Salt to taste

    Method :

    Put the yellow lentil in a pressure cooker and sprinkle very little water and cook till 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure go off. Wash, peel, chop the ridge gourd into small pieces and keep aside. Peel and cut the onions into small pieces and set aside. Heat two teaspoons of oil in frying pan and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and let them splutter. When the seeds stop tossing, add the curry leaves and chopped onions. Fry the onions till they get light brown golden color. Now add the chopped ridge gourd, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well, cover with a lid. Let it cook completely. When it's done, add the yellow lentil and red chilli powder. fry for another two minutes and serve hot with roti or steamed rice and dollop of ghee.

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    1. Priya says

      August 28, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      Delicious stir fry, looks yummy..

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    2. srikars kitchen says

      August 28, 2010 at 3:54 pm

      Nice entry.. looks yummy..

      Reply
    3. kanthi says

      August 28, 2010 at 4:03 pm

      Beerakaya kandipappu combo is great Hari,chala bavundhi,asusual ga clicks tho saha.

      Reply
    4. swapna says

      August 28, 2010 at 4:30 pm

      Lovely and yummy stir fry..

      Reply
    5. Hamaree Rasoi says

      August 29, 2010 at 9:47 am

      Ridge Groud and Lentil Curry look super tasty.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    6. Akila says

      August 29, 2010 at 6:10 am

      Wow thats so marvelous dear.... book marked...

      http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com

      Reply
    7. shilpa says

      August 29, 2010 at 10:55 am

      wav nice curry...it's looking to taste now it self..i like birayakaya ...thanks to posting this curry tmrw ill do this curry..

      Reply
    8. jais says

      August 29, 2010 at 11:15 am

      nice curry

      Reply
    9. Poonam says

      August 29, 2010 at 5:12 pm

      thats really yummy.....

      Reply
    10. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      August 30, 2010 at 5:39 pm

      What a beautiful looking curries.

      Reply
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