Beerakaya Nuvvulu pachadi/Ridgegourd sesame seeds chutney

Hello everyone sorry for not posting any recipes over weekend. This weekend was pretty laid-back just sleeping :)...Finally I came up with a recipe for veggie people.

My husband is not a very big fan of ridge gourd curry so i generally prepare different variations of chutneys as it is a good source of fiber.

Beerakaya nuvvulu pachadi is one of the variation of beerakaya which i like the most.You can prepare it with just the skin or or the whole vegetable

Ingredients:

Beerakaya/Ridge gourd - 1 medium not peeled completely just peel the tough thready fiber.

1/4 cup Nuvvulu/ sesame seeds

4 nos Dried Red Chillies

1tsp cumin seeds

2 cloves of garlic

2 tsp oil

2 tsp tamarind juice

salt to taste

pinch of sugar

For Tadka/seasoning:

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp urad dal

2 dry red chilies

8-10 curry leaves

pinch of hing

1 tsp oil

Preparation:

1. Cut ridge gourd into medium sized pieces with skin.
2. Fry sesame seeds without oil till they turn light brown
3. In a pan add 1 tsp oil and fry dried red chillies and cumin seeds till raw smell leaves. Take out of the pan and keep aside.
4. In the same pan add 1 tsp oil and add ridge gourd and garlic and fry till raw smell leaves. let it cool
5. Grind sesame seeds,red chillies and cumin seeds into powder, then add the ridge gourd,garlic,salt,sugar and tamarind juice and grind it into coarse paste
6. For tadka heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds after they splutter add cumin seeds,urad dal,red chillies,hing and curry leaves. Fry them and add it to the grind paste.
7. Serve it with hot rice and some veggie fry.