Heerekayi palya is a specialty from Karnataka. It is a stir-fry side dish made with ridge gourd (heerekayi), mustard seeds, dried red chili, turmeric powder, coconut, and a few other ingredients. Its delicious and tastes wonderful with rice, sambar /dal/rasam, and papad/happala.
This recipe is straightforward and can be completed in under 30 minutes. First, clean and chop the ridge gourd. Next, stir-fry it in oil with mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, red chili, onion, and garlic until the ridge gourd is about 90% cooked. Finally, garnish the dish with shredded coconut and enjoy!. Finally, garnish it with shredded coconut and enjoy!
The detailed recipe is below. Do try it and let me know how you liked it!
Ingredients:
- 1 medium Ridge gourd (cleaned and chopped to ¼ inch pieces)
- 3 tbsp. cooking oil
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp chana dal
- ¼ tsp urad dal
- 1 dried red chili (split into half)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- a sprig of curry leaves
- 1 small white onion (chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp shredded coconut
- salt to taste
Directions:
- Heat cooking oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds and allow them to pop. Add chana dal and urad dal and fry them until golden brown.
- Split and add dried red chili, minced garlic, and chopped onion. Saute until the chopped onion is translucent.Add turmeric powder and stir.
- Transfer chopped ridge gourd, and sprinkle salt to taste over them. Stir, cover, and cook on low-medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until ridge gourd is 90% cooked while stirring occasionally.
- Garnish with shredded coconut. Enjoy with rice and dal.
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