Peerkangai Thogayal | Ridge Gourd Thogayal | பீர்க்கங்காய் துவையல்

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Delicious healthy nutrition rich peerkangai thogayal / ridgegourd thogayal makes excellent side dish or as a paste to mix with rice and enjoy .The benefits of ridgegourd are manifold  .
Locally, it goes by various names like “Turai” in Hindi, “Jhinge” in Bengali, “Beerakaya” in Telugu and “Peerkangaai” in Tamil.
it is commonly used to prepare many  dishes such as pakoras, sambhar, dal, chutney and raita,  seasoned with spices, to enhance its flavour.
It offers innumerable health benefits like promoting weight loss, maintaining eye function and enhancing immunity.The significant amounts of vitamin A in ridge gourd, in the form of beta carotene, contribute to improving eyesight even at an older age. They also aid in preventing muscular degeneration, partial blindness and other eye ailments.

Ridge gourd is  low in calories, sugars, has  vast reserves of dietary fibres, which aid in regulating appetite, curbing untimely cravings and controlling weight gain.It is   laden with phytonutrients that possess hypoglycemic traits, thus effectively preventing sudden spikes in blood glucose levels post meals.
In this manner, ridge gourd stimulates digestion, metabolism, insulin functions and aids in keeping diabetes in check.

Ingredients

2 cups or required quantity of chopped ridgegourd after washing and peeling off the thorny skin .
1 tsp split udad dal
1  tsp chana dal
some curry leaves
1 small pinch of tamrind
salt as needed  
3 red chilies
big pinch of asafoetida
3-4  tbsp grated coconut

Method

Wash and peel the ridgegourd well .
Do not remove the entire peel but scrape off the rough thorny exterior .
chop into smaller  pieces .
Take  a pan, add 1 tsp oil , add the lentils, red chilies, tamrind piece and sautee till the lentils are fragrant and change colour lightly .
transfer to a plate , in the same pan add 1 tsp oil , add the chopped ridgegourd  pieces, sautee till tender, add some  handful of curry leaves , coconut sautee for aminute , and remove .
when the dry ingredients  are  cooled, powder  finely in mixie jar, add the ridgegourd pieces with curry leaves, salt, coconut and tamrind .
grind to a paste , though not too smooth .
serve with hot rice, sesame oil and papad.

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