Peerkangai Thogaiyal

I like thogaiyal's a lot. Simple, easy to make and tasty. A boring day, disinterested to cook, try any thogaiyal and make your boring day spicy..  

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 2

Ingredients

Ridge Gourd / Peerkangai - 1 big / 2 small, peeled and cut into slices
Coconut - 1/4 coconut , sliced / grated
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Red Chilli - 4
Salt - to taste
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

For Seasoning

Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp


 
Procedure

1. Slice / grate the coconut
2. In a pan, add a tbsp of oil and add the sliced peekangai and cover and cook till all the water evaporates and the peerkangai is cooked. Set aside to cool.
3. In the same pan, heat oil, add the tamarind, red chilli and coconut and toss till the red chillies are roasted.
4. Allow it to cool and grind in a mixer with peerkangai, salt and hing / asafoetida
5. In a pan, do the seasoning and add to the peerkangai thogaiyal.
6. This goes very well with rice.