Monday, 14 July 2008

Ridge Gourd-Potato Curry



Serves 2-3

Ingredients:-

4 ridge gourds, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
1 potato, diced
4-5 curry leaves
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 cup roasted peanut powder
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
Coriander for garnishing



Method:-

1) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, when they sputter, add curry leaves and onion. Stir till onion is translucent.
2) Add turmeric, salt, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala and stir for a few seconds.
3) Add ridge gourd and potato and stir for 2 minutes.
4) Add a cup of water, peanut powder, sugar and let simmer on medium heat till potatoes are tender and curry is thickened.
5) Garnish with coriander.
6) Serve with rotis .

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16 comments:

  1. Sum Raj15 July 2008 at 01:24

    woo excellent curry..i luv ridge gourd...looks great

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  2. Srikitchen15 July 2008 at 07:24

    good looking dish! good entry too!

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  3. Unknown15 July 2008 at 08:15

    looks yummy..love the colour..

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  4. Seema15 July 2008 at 08:16

    Ridge Gourd Potato - A new combination.. must try out!

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  5. Deepthi Shankar15 July 2008 at 11:32

    wow .. i have never mage ridge gourd n potato curry .. will try it out .. a simple n nice dish sireesha

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  6. Shreya15 July 2008 at 14:15

    Hi, I make Ridge Gourd with Dal, and subji, but never tried this before. Nice recipe, and a different combo. Thanks:-)

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  7. A_and_N15 July 2008 at 17:57

    That would certainly make a good entry! Looks delicious :) And the Veg Kolhapuri, I see it on most North Indian style restaurants' menus. Thanks for the recipe :)

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  8. Laavanya15 July 2008 at 18:08

    For some reason, I've never cooked with these much at all. This curry looks delicious.

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  9. Trupti15 July 2008 at 20:14

    hey Sireesha ridge gourd curry and kolhapuri curry looks very delicious and very different combo

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  10. Unknown15 July 2008 at 20:25

    i love ridge gourd curry......looks yummy.....

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  11. Unknown15 July 2008 at 20:26

    Delicious and tasty ridge gourd curry....Love the combo....

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  12. ST15 July 2008 at 20:27

    Thanks all for lovely coments

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  13. Unknown15 July 2008 at 20:28

    WOW.......the curry looks great sireesha :))

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  14. mitr_bayarea15 July 2008 at 20:55

    Sireesha-

    first time visitor here...the ridge gourd and potato combo looks great. I always wonder what else can ridge gourd be used for besides thogayal.

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  15. Uma15 July 2008 at 22:09

    delicious curry again! Lovely combo of ridge gourd and potato.

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  16. Madhavi15 July 2008 at 22:33

    Curry looks great, yummm. Lovely entry!!!

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