Ridge Gourd Chutney/Thuvayal/Pachadi

Ingredients:

Peerkangai(Beerakai)  1/2 Kg (Ridge gourd)
Green Chilli  3 or 4
Mustard  1/2 tsp
Oil  1 Tablespoon
Curry leaves  Few
Jeera  1 tsp


Method:

Remove the skin of Ridge Gourd and cut it into pieces.  Keep a pan in stove and put oil.  Fry green chillies and jeera for a minute then add the pieces of Ridge Gourd.  Fry till it become soft.  Close the pan with a lid and keep the stove in slim.  Allow it to become cool.  Then grind it with salt in mixie.  Make it into paste.  Dont add water while frying or grinding.  Season it with mustard and curry leaves.  Eat with hot rice and ghee.

For variation you can use red chillies instead of green.  Also you can add little tamarind also once in a while.