Peerkankai (Ridge Gourd) Thuvayal

Ridge gourd (Peerkankai in Tamil) is a delicate vegetable. While peeling it, almost 30 to 40 percent of the vegetable comes out as a waste. More over most of the vitamins are under the vegetable skin only. Instead of throwing the peeled skin,  tasty thuvayal can be prepared easily.

Ingredients

• Peeled skin from 4 Ridge gourds
• Ginger – 1½ inch long
• Red chilli – 3 no
• Green chilli – 3 no
• Tamarind – marble size (adjust according to your taste)
• Asafetida – pinch
• Salt – as per taste
• Oil– 1 tea spoon

Method

• Cut the ridge gourd skin into small pieces; chop ginger.
• Heat a pan with oil, fry red chilli, green chilli, ginger, tamarind and remove; in the same pan now fry ridge gourd skin and cook in low flame for 10 minutes; stir in between and sprinkle handful of water; cook till the ridge gourd skin is soft; allow it to cool; grind all items with salt in blender.

• Tasty Peerkankai (Ridge Gourd) Thuvayal is ready and suits well with rice.

Tips

• Wash nicely and then peel the skin of ridge gourd.
• Can be preserved in refrigerator for 4 to 5 days