Peerkankai Thogayal (Ridgegourd Chutney)

Peerkinkai

Peerkinkai pieces

Peerkankai Thogayal (Ridge Gourd Chutney)

• Prepare Time..........5 min
• cook Time...............5min
• Serve........................5

ingredients

• Peerkankai………………………2
• Urad dhal………………………  2tsp
• Red chili…………………………6
• Asafoetida………………………1/2 tsp
• Tamarind……………………… .1tsp
• Mustard seeds…………………..1tsp
• Oil………………………………3tsp
• Salt to taste

Peerkinkai Thogayal

Method

• Peel the skin of the peerkankai and cut into pieces.
• Heat pan and fry the red chili, urad dhal asafoetida. 
• When the Dal becomes red remove and keep aside. 
• Fry the peerkankai pieces little.Grind the dhal ,chili tamarind with little water. 
• Add the fried peerkankai ,salt and asafoetida and grind into coarse paste.
• Heat a pan with little oil add mustard seeds. 
• When it splutters add to the thogayal.It is very tasty and goes with rice, chapati , idli and dosa .
• I love to eat with rice and fried vadaam/applam.