Beerakaya senaga pappu kura / ridgegourd with channa dal curry

Ingredients

• Beerakaya (ridge gourd)-2 nos
• Channa Dal-1/2 cup
• Onions-1 nos
• Green Chillis-3 nos
• Tomato-1 big nos
• Turmeric powder-1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds-1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon
• Hing- 1 pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• Red chilli powder-1 teaspoon

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Preparation

• Wash channa dal and soak in water for half an hour. Wash and peel skin of the ridge gourd and cut into small pieces.
• Heat a oil in a pressure cooker pan.When oil is hot add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, they pops up now add hing,green chilis and curry leaves fry for 1 minutes.
• Now add onions fry for 3 minutes,add tomato pieces and soaked channa dal fry for 5 minutes.
• Now add ridge gourd pieces mix well and add turmeric powder,chilli pwder,salt to it mix well.
  
• Now add 1/2 cup of water mix well and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
• Wait till the pressure goes off.
• Serve with rice or roti.