Categories: sidedish

Ingredients

• 1 medium ridge gourd (skin peeled and cut into cubes) (Heerekaayi in Kannada)
• 1 cup of pressed dill chopped finely(thick stems removed) /Sowa/(Shepu in Marathi)/ sabsige sappu in Kannada
• 1/2 cup Bengal Gram Daal/ chana daal (soak it over night)
• 3-4 green chillies slit
• 2/3 cup chopped onions
• Oil
• Salt
• Mustard seeds
• Cumin seeds
• Turmeric
• Shredded coconut (optional)

Directions

1. Pressure cook/ or cook the Chana Daal on stove top in sufficient amount of water. Make sure that the lentil is cooked and has a bite left to it.

2. Take a heavy bottom pan/kadhai add oil and then splutter the mustard seeds, add cumin seeds.

3. Add onions and green chillies. Mix it a bit. Add the cubed ridge gourd, salt and mix well. Add little more oil if necessary.

4. When the ridge gourd and onion is almost done, add turmeric, cooked chana daal and cut dill leaves. Mix well and cover with a lid.

5. Stir in intervals and finally add some shredded coconut(optinal)

6. Note: Too much of dill can impart a bitter taste, so proceed with caution!

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