Recipe For Ridge Gourd Masala

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There is a common misconception that tasty food cannot be healthy. And moreover some non-vegetarians have a perception that veg food are utterly dull and boring. Though I myself is a non-veg, but I thoroughly enjoy veg cuisines when they are cooked in a tasty way. Today I would like to share a very tasty recipe made out of an utterly dull and bland vegetable, ridge gourd. I was never a lover of ridge gourd because of its blandness. Some days back, I hit upon a food blog and came by an absolutely tasty recipe made out of the vegetable. I have made some alterations in the recipe to suit my bong taste buds and believe me since then I have been making it every alternate week. Lets check the recipe-

Ingredients-

Ridge gourd- 2
Potato- 1
Onion- 2
Tomato-2
Red Chilli powder- 2 tsp
Green chilli- 2 chopped
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Kasoori methi- 1large pinch
Salt- As required
Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp chopped
Oil- 1 tbsp
Whole cumin- 1 tsp

Procedure-

• Peel off the ridge gourd and potato ...
... and chop it into small pieces. Take care such that the ridge gourd and potato should be of appprox. same size after chopping.
• Chop the onion, tomato, green chilli, and coriander leaves.
• Heat oil in kadhai and splutter the cumin seeds.
• Add onion and saute the till translucent.
• Add tomato and salt. Give it a stir and wait till mushy stirring once or twice in between.
• Once the tomatoes are mushy add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and kasoori methi. Mix well.
• Once the raw smell of the spices leaves, add potatoes and ridge gourd.
• Give it a stir and cover. Ridge gourd leaves a lot of water. So do not add water before.
• Check after about two minutes. The gravy must coat in the veggies.
• Then add half a cup of water and again cover and cook stirring once or twice in between. Cook till the potatoes are soft and mushy and are given into the gravy.
• Add green chilli. Mix well and finally sprinkle the coriander leaves after switching off the flame.

And there you go. Utterly tasty masala curry made out of a bland vegetable. Serve it with rice or chapati or even paratha, it just tastes equally delicious.

The recipe is sounding so delicious that I am sure you are almost drooling over it. But the problem is time. Yes, in our daily work schedule we hardly get enough time to cook and have to depend upon outside junks or boiled veggies. But now, you can enjoy these type of tasty curries made out of all healthy ingredients. Chatakdaar offers tasty food service in Mumbai. Order your tiffin now and stay assured of tasty and healthy food everyday.