A recipe for passion is always simmering !
Ridge gourd combined with shrimp to make this delicious curry. A very rare combination, which works out great when cooked well seasoned in the form of a peppery thick gravy. The recipe shared here is from my granny and all credit goes to her.
Ridge Gourd ~ English
Peerkangai ~ Tamil
Beerakaya ~ Telugu
Heeray Kayi ~ Kannada
Turai ~ Hindi
Peechinga ~ Malayalam
Wetakolu ~ Sinhala
Ridge gourd cooked with split green gram (Moong dal / Pachai Paruppu) to make a semi thick lentil gravy. Tastes good as a side with Meen kuzhambu, Kara kuzhambu or Vatral Kuzhambu varieties or even goes well when mixed with rice with a drizzle of ghee.
Ridge gourd (Peerkangai ) cooked in tomato onion gravy. (Peerkankai Curry / Beera Kaaya curry / Beerakaya Curry / Ghiya Tori / Nerua / Turai / Heeray Kayi / Luffa)
Ridge gourd (Peerkangai) peel(thole/skin)thick chutney(thuvayal). Quick chutney from the ridge gourd skin.
Andhra style Ridge gourd curry, which often mentioned as pachadi. (Beerkaya Pachadi / Peerkangai Curry / Ridge gourd Pachadi)
