Ridge gourd skin thogayal /Peerkangai thol thogayal

Ingredients :

Ridge gourd skin -- 1 1/2 cups
Channa dal -- 2 tbsp
Dry red chillies -- 4 to 5 nos.
Urad dal -- 1 tbsp
Hing -- less than 1/4 tsp
Oil -- 2 tsp
Thick tamarind pulp  or small pebble sized tamarind -- 1 tsp
Salt -- to taste

Method :

Add a spoon of oil in a karahi and fry the red chillies,urad dal, channa dal  one by one seperately and keep aside. Fry the tamarind for less than a minute (if u r using pulp, just add it while grinding ,no need to fry ) and keep it ready. Finally add a few drops of oil and saute well the skin for 2 to 3 minutes. Leave all the items to cool for few minutes and then grind. While grinding, add the red chillies and the dals first. Then add the tamarind and grind. Finally add the sauteed skin and sprinkle some water and grind. Njoy this with Dosa or even for rice.. U may do the same thing with ridge gourd flesh also if u don like the skin...

Happy eating guys !!!