Turai Curry Recipe

Ingredients

  • ridged gourd
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 tbsp of sesame seeds
  • dry coconut as required
  • 4-5 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch ginger
  • ¼ tsp of turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp of red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp of goda Masala
  • coriander leaves
  • salt to taste
  • oil

Procedure:-

  1. Wash and peel the ridged gourd.
  2. Cut the ridged gourd into small pieces.
  3. Heat the pan.
  4. Add sesame seeds and roast it on medium flame.
  5. Take it out.
  6. Add coconut and roast it on medium flame until it turns golden. (If you don’t like roasted coconut, avoid this step.)
  7. Take it out and add 1 tsp of oil.
  8. Add onion and cook it on medium flame for 1 minute.
  9. Add ginger, garlic and cook it all on medium flame until it turns golden brown.
  10. Take it out in a plate and let it cool down.
  11. Take grinder jar and add cooked onion, garlic, ginger, roasted sesame seeds, coconut and add small amount of water.
  12. Grind it into smooth paste.
  13. Heat a pan.
  14. Add 1 tbsp of oil.
  15. Reduce the flame.
  16. Add turmeric powder, 1 tsp of red chilli powder and mix it.
  17. Add prepared paste and mix it well.
  18. Add remaining chilli powder, goda masala and mix it. (You can add garam masala instead of goda masala).
  19. Cook it on medium flame until oil comes out.
  20. Fill the masala in ridge gourd pieces or you can add directly.
  21. Add salt to taste and mix it.
  22. Cover the pan and cook it for 1-2 minutes on low flame.
  23. Add water as required and mix it.
  24. Add coriander leaves and mix it.
  25. Boil it.
  26. Cover the pan with lid and cook it for 10-12 minutes on low flame.
  27. Open the lid and mix it.
  28. Take it out in a serving bowl and enjoy with roti, rice etc.