Beerakaya senaga pappu kura / ridgegourd with channa dal curry

Name: Beerakaya senaga pappu kura / ridgegourd with channa dal curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
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

Main Dish

Very Easy

35 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

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.