Beerakaya pachadi

Ingredients

• 2 Ridge gourds (peeled and chopped)
• ½ tsp of dry tamarind
• coriander -finely chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• cumin seeds  1/2 tsp
• garlic pods 2 num

 For Seasoning

•  1 tsp mustard seeds
•  3 dry red chillies
•  1 tsp  split urad dal
•  2 tsp  oil
• cumin seeds
•  ½ tsp Hing

Method

Take tsp of oil in a pan; add urad dal, mustard seeds, hing, red chillies  in it. Keep it aside to cool.

In the same pan, put some oil and add chopped ridge gourd and fry till it become soft. Remove from heat and let it cool.

Grind above seasoning with fried ridge gourd, tamarind, salt, turmeric,cumin seeds,garlic in a blender  and blend it to fine paste.(while blending add few cilantro leaves too for additional taste)

Garnish this with chopped coriander