Peerkangai thogayal – Ridge Gourd Chutney
Peerkangai thogayal or Ridge gourd chutney is a simple and delicious side which can be served along with plain white rice and papad or you can serve it as a side to rasam or sambar or curd rice. I have always thought it is tough to cut and cook this vegetable until recently when I tried it for the first time. When I made this dish I was surprised to see the less quantity of chutney. I used one big ridge gourd which can serve two. You can also use the skin of this vegetable and make a delicious chutney, Peerkangai thol thogayal (Ridge gourd peel chutney).
Preparation time: 30 minutes
No. of servings: 2
Spice level: 3 out of 5
Ingredients:
- Big ridge gourd – 1
- Sesame oil – 2 tsp
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Dry red chilies – 5
- Whole tamarind – 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
Method of Preparation:
- Remove the skin of ridge gourd and cut into small pieces.
- Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add urad dal and dry red chilies.
- Once urad dal becomes golden brown, remove from pan and transfer it to a plate.
- In the same pan, add a tsp of oil and add chopped ridge gourd and some salt.
- Cover and cook at medium heat till it becomes soft. Stir occasionally.
- Let it cool and grind it to a fine paste along with tamarind, fried urad dal, red chilies and a little water (if required).
- Serve along with white rice or white rice and rasam/sambar.
12 Comments
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Thogayal looks creamy and perfect!
Awesome!! Love this!!
Looks and sounds too good. I would love to eat this it with hot rice 🙂
very nice and spicy…
Chutney looks awesome and delicious. Lovely preparation.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
my fav chutney.. simply inviting 🙂
Indian Cuisine
Such a creamy thogayal…looks yumm
we too make this in the same way. beautiful clciks
Lovely recipe.. chutney looks too good..
Fingerlicking chutney,my fav!
Five chilies? I just put three and it turned out very hot. Next time I will put just two.
Sariyaana soththu pattaai? This can be made just out of the skin only.
Mathord is same. The skin shall be roasted in oil. ( vadhakkairathu). And ground to a paste.
That way both will useful.
Skin becomes thogayal.
Inside portion with out skin becomes koottu .