Heerekai Palya Simple Recipe | Ridge gourd recipe | EverythingTraditional

Heerekai Palya Simple Recipe | Ridge gourd stir fry recipe - EverythingTraditional

Heerekai in kannada | beerakayi in telugu | Peerkankai in tamil | thorai in hindi 

 

Heerekai also known as thuppada heerekai - as the name, this vegetable tastes like ghee for sure specially in this heerekai palya recipe. Heerekai in english is ridge gourd.

Though this is a simple recipe, the taste is too good and liked by all. Beerakayi curry as called in telugu goes very well with rice side dish or even when mixed with rice becomes a perfect lunch-box recipe. 

When ever we make this curry we also make the heerekai peel majjige huli or ridge gourd peel curd curry, which is a very apt dish for this summer as well. Do try both without fail.

This recipe is so versatile you can use any spice powder that's available at home. heerekai palya can be made with vangibath powder, bisibele bath powder, sambar powder or just chilli powder all these gives different taste and goes well with rice. 

Heat oil, season with mustard and dals and fry onions and ridge gourd, cook with spice powder and salt. yes the simple perkankai poriyal recipe is ready to serve, this is as simple made in just 5 to 10 minutes. 

Ridge gourd being watery veggie suitable for summers and also gets cooked quicker - make this veggie and mix with hot rice and ghee to 

serve for lunch, dinner or to carry in lunch box on any busy days. 

Heerekai or beerakai bajji is another tasty recipe in this vegetable, just like onion bajji dip these ridge gourd thin slices in kadale hittu / gramflour batter and deep fry to get tasty crisp bajji's. And also please try some onion crispy pakoda's, mavinakai badhane saaru/ raw mango brinjal sambar, thovve /hesarubele thovve all these being summer recipes .... from this blog 

Heerekai Palya Simple Recipe | Ridge gourd recipe   Cuisine: Indian / South Indian  Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for Heerekai palya Heerekai / Ridge gourd - 1 Onions - 1 small - sliced Chilli powder - 1 to 1.5 teaspoons  Turmeric powder  - 1/4 teaspoon Salt - to taste Seasoning  oil - 1 to 2 tablespoons Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon Jeera / cumin - 1/4 teaspoon Urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon Chana dal - 1/2 teaspoon Red chillies - 1

Instructions for Heerekai Paly recipe /  stir fry  Wash and peel the skin and cut heerekai / ridge gourd to small slices Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil and add in mustard When mustard splutters add jeera, urad, chana dal and chopped onions, red chillies and fry for 2 minutes Add heeerekai / ridge gourd and stir fry for few minutes  Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt and mix all together well Stir fry all of them in low flame and add water,  cover the lid and cook until all ridge gourd is cooked well ingredients blend well together and switch off the flame Heerekai palya / rigde gourd stir fry is ready to serve

Tips:

• Do not turn channa and urad to dark brown, keep them to light pink
• Add in curry leaves also if required 
• Can add chilli powder or vangibath powder or sambar powder

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Sukkinunde / Suguntlu / Boorelu 

Obbattu Saaru

Coconut Sweet chutney for Idli

Traditional Upsaaru Khara

Heerekai sippe majjige huli / curd curry 

Crispy Onion pakoda 

Traditional bassaru 

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How to make Heerekai palya / ridge gourd stir fry With Step-By-Step Pictures

1. Wash and peel skin and cut ridge gourd to small slices 

2. Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of oil and add in mustard

3. When mustard splutters add jeera, urad, chana dal and chopped onions, red chillies  and fry for 2 minutes

4. Add heeerekai / ridge gourd and stir fry for few minutes

5. Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt and mix all together well

6. Stir fry all of them in low flame and add 1/4 cup water

7. cover the lid and cook until all ridge gourd is cooked well ingredients blend well together and switch off the flame

8. Heerekai palya / rigde gourd stir fry is ready to serve

 

I Served with Ridge gourd peel curd curry and drumstick sambar