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    Home » Recipes » Kuzhambu & Other gravies

    Ridge gourd gravy for rice, Peerkangai gravy

    May 21, 2010 by Raks Anand 65 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Peerkangai gravy for rice, we call it as chutney but it is a gravy. Quick and easy way to include the vegetable effortlessly in your diet.

    Ridge gourd | peerkangai gravy

    A simple gravy which goes well with rice. Though we call the gravy as chutney. As many will get confused, I just posted as gravy.

    After marriage when I made this for the first time, my hubby loved this so much. Till date, he prefers this than sambar for rice.

    He just loves the crunchy onion chunks in the gravy. Me too for the same reason love this!  We can make the same with yellow pumpkin, pidi karunai, also potato. So here’s the recipe!

    ridge gourd

    Method

    1. Peel the sharp edges alone of the ridge gourd as shown in the picture. Let some of the green skin be there in the vegetable.
    Peel the ridges

    2. Chop them in to chunks and pressure cook it with just little water sprinkled,say one or two tablespoons.

    Chop
    Pressure cook

    3. Cool down and grind it into a smooth paste.

    Cool
    Grind

    4. Extract tamarind juice and chop the onions into chunks. Slit the green chillies.

    Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and season with the items given in the To temper table,in order.

    Add the onion and green chilli, asafetida and fry till onions turn just transparent.

    onion, chilli
    asafoetida

    5. Add the tamarind extract and boil for 2 minutes. Add the ground ridge gourd,salt to it and adjust the water consistency if its too thick.

    tamarind
    ground paste

    6. Boil for a 2 minutes and that's all,your gravy is ready!

    boil

    Serve with steamed rice, ghee(optional) and any of the dry curries. I had with carrot beans poriyal!

    peerkangai gravy
    Peerkangai gravy

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    Peerkangai gravy for rice

    Peerkangai gravy for rice, we call it as chutney but it is a gravy. Quick and easy way to include the vegetable effortlessly in your diet.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 Ridge gourd Large
    • 1 Onion
    • 5 Green chilli
    • 1 teaspoon Tamarind
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric optional
    • Salt
    • ¼⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida

    To temper

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds Vendhayam
    • ½ teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafetida
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    Instructions

    • Peel the sharp edges alone of the ridge gourd as shown in the picture (refer above). Let some of the green skin be there in the vegetable.
    • Chop them in to chunks and pressure cook it with just little water sprinkled, say one or two tablespoons.
    • Cool down and grind it into a smooth paste.
    • Extract tamarind juice and chop the onions into chunks. Slit the green chillies.
    • Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil and season with the items given in the To temper table, in order.
    • Add the onion and green chilli, asafetida and fry till onions turn just transparent.
    • After that, add tamarind extract and boil for 2 minutes.
    • Finally pour the ground ridge gourd, salt to it and adjust the water consistency if it's too thick.
    • Boil for a 2 minutes and that's all, your gravy is ready!
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    Comments

    1. Premalatha Aravindhan

      May 21, 2010 at 6:34 am

      Yummy gravy raji!nice presentation.Pictures luks gr8.

      Reply
    2. Jaishree

      May 21, 2010 at 6:35 am

      Looks yum Raji..It is my fav too!

      Reply
    3. Rohini

      May 21, 2010 at 6:45 am

      Wow.. This is new to me Raji.. Never tried this way! Marked Ridgegourd in my list in this week's groceries 🙂

      Reply
    4. Pari

      May 21, 2010 at 6:59 am

      Hi. Nice preparation Raji, I am sure I am gonna love it.

      Reply
    5. Pavithra Srihari

      May 21, 2010 at 7:18 am

      Hey that super dooper easy peasy recipe da... Its been raining heavily here and I need some really comforting food but at the same time should be chat pat ...
      This is as best as I can cook today
      Dunno if I am sharing recipe with others or not in blogging , but definitely knowing lots of recipes and cooking them . ..

      Loved that peels underneath the bowl .. cute it looks !!!

      Reply
    6. jeyashrisuresh

      May 21, 2010 at 7:58 am

      never bought ridgegourd after coming here. recipe sounds so simple and yum. cute pictures as usual.
      As rohini said, will add ridgegourd in my weekly veggie shopping.

      Reply
    7. Happy Cook

      May 21, 2010 at 7:58 am

      I love this vegetable and that gravylooks so so good i want the plate with rice and the curry.

      Reply
    8. jayasree

      May 21, 2010 at 7:58 am

      This is new to me. Sounds interesting. Loved the idea of bowl on the bed of peels.

      Reply
    9. sowmya's creative saga

      May 21, 2010 at 8:00 am

      nice recipe..i make somethinh where I saute and blend everything together..

      Reply
    10. Priti

      May 21, 2010 at 9:08 am

      Never made rigdegourd like this before...looks interesting..

      Reply
    11. Kanchan

      May 21, 2010 at 9:27 am

      quite innovative Raaji !

      I always bring ridge gourd once a month atleast and always prepare a dry vegetable with it, this seems quite new !

      Reply
    12. Priya

      May 21, 2010 at 9:38 am

      I do gravy with ridgegourd but never grinded them, thats very new for me Raji..superb dish..

      Reply
    13. Preeti Kashyap

      May 21, 2010 at 10:18 am

      bookmarked! Will try this weekend and let you know!

      Reply
    14. Asha

      May 21, 2010 at 11:48 am

      Beautiful first photo. Love Ridgegourd dishes, gravy looks yum.

      Reply
    15. Geetha Achal

      May 21, 2010 at 12:17 pm

      படங்கள் மிகவும் அருமை...நானும் இதே போல தான் பீர்க்கங்காய் சட்னி செய்வேன்...இதனை எப்பொழுதும் இட்லி அல்லது தோசையுடன் தான் சாப்பிடுவோம்...சூப்பர்ப்...எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த சட்னி...

      Reply
    16. Sushma Mallya

      May 21, 2010 at 12:57 pm

      i loved the new look of your blog raks, simple and beautiful..and gravy looks delicious...

      Reply
    17. rekhas kitchen

      May 21, 2010 at 12:59 pm

      Love the recipe Raks very new to me looks so tempting

      Reply
    18. Sailaja Damodaran

      May 21, 2010 at 1:01 pm

      Very different gravy...never made this.

      Reply
    19. தக்குடுபாண்டி

      May 21, 2010 at 1:06 pm

      gravynaa kolambu illaiyaa?? ok ok and one more vishayam gravy nanna varanumnaa LG perungayamthaan use pannanum illaiyaa(from ur photo)???..:)

      Reply
    20. Niloufer Riyaz

      May 21, 2010 at 1:06 pm

      Currry looks delicious, n beautiful clicks

      Reply
    21. Pavithra

      May 21, 2010 at 1:11 pm

      Nice and simple one raji.. I love ridge guard.. first clicks is awesome raji. And changes to the outlook is good too dear.

      Reply
    22. Rachana Kothari

      May 21, 2010 at 1:15 pm

      Wow! thats a delicious gravy and I would love to try that yummy platter 🙂

      Reply
    23. RAKS KITCHEN

      May 21, 2010 at 1:31 pm

      thakudu

      Kuzhambunnu poata paadhi perukku puriyadhu , to make every one understand i wrote as gravy,we too caal it chutney not kuzhambu ..donno why 🙂 And yes LG perungayam poata dhan supera irukkum! Try and see

      Reply
    24. Gita Jaishankar

      May 21, 2010 at 1:31 pm

      Nice and tasty looking gravy Raji...actually I make a similar one to go as a side dish with idlis...mine is a little bit thicker...this looks delicious wiht rice too 🙂

      Reply
    25. Anonymous

      May 21, 2010 at 2:11 pm

      This is so interesting, a cross between vathal kozhambu and thogayal! I will def try this

      Reply
    26. Hari Chandana

      May 21, 2010 at 2:38 pm

      very interesting.. looks delicious.. nice clicks too..

      Reply
    27. Aruna Manikandan

      May 21, 2010 at 2:48 pm

      Love the new look raji...
      Gravy sounds new to me ...
      Thx. for sharing dear 🙂

      Reply
    28. LK

      May 21, 2010 at 2:54 pm

      நல்லா இருக்கும் போல இருக்கே .. அது gravythana chutney illaye
      வாழ்த்துக்கள்

      carrot poriyal looked good more than gravy

      Reply
    29. PranisKitchen

      May 21, 2010 at 2:57 pm

      the step by step explanation thats really good.very easy to understand the recipe.One of my favorite veggie..The curry looks delcious..really liked the platter.

      Reply
    30. Chitra

      May 21, 2010 at 3:24 pm

      Nice click.. I make this only when uncle , aunty is here.. sen dont like this , u know 🙁

      Reply
    31. srikars kitchen

      May 21, 2010 at 3:38 pm

      This is new to me..thxs for the recipe.. looks yummy..

      Reply
    32. Sharmilee! :)

      May 21, 2010 at 4:24 pm

      Not my fav veggie..but looks gud. Ajays study table unaku nala use aguthu super pic 🙂

      Reply
    33. SpicyTasty

      May 21, 2010 at 4:29 pm

      Yummy and it looks delicious. Awesome click..

      Reply
    34. Nithya

      May 21, 2010 at 5:03 pm

      Wow.. looks delicious dear. 🙂 I love the first click 🙂

      Reply
    35. Jay

      May 21, 2010 at 5:49 pm

      HY RAks,
      U have a pleasant looking blog with interesting presentation of recipes & really tempting pics...
      Gravy sounds like a must try dear.

      Reply
    36. Shifa Firoz

      May 21, 2010 at 5:56 pm

      i hvnt tried this veggie before but ut post makes me tempting!

      Reply
    37. San

      May 21, 2010 at 6:01 pm

      Not so familiar with this chutney,but it looks splendid .Nice pics dear.

      Reply
    38. Parita

      May 21, 2010 at 6:20 pm

      Lovely gravy, something new to me!

      Reply
    39. Swathi

      May 21, 2010 at 6:32 pm

      Raji,

      Ridgegourd curry looks really good yummy Easy to make.

      Reply
    40. Sayantani

      May 21, 2010 at 7:31 pm

      thats a very new dish to me but looks lovely with rice. I like ridge gourd so will give it a try.

      Reply
    41. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      May 21, 2010 at 10:20 pm

      Very new dish for me dear. Are you sending it to "Think Tamarind" event. Check the details on the right side bar of my blog 🙂

      Reply
    42. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      May 21, 2010 at 10:30 pm

      New one to me..Whenever I see ridge gourd in Indian Stores I simple ignore..coz I did not know any special recipe..Now I have one..surely will try this..

      Reply
    43. Cham

      May 22, 2010 at 3:45 am

      That sounds tasty ur thin chutney 🙂 Better way to sneak the veggie! Super recipe!

      Reply
    44. Priya

      May 22, 2010 at 5:56 am

      i never tried this veggie and a gravy like this...very new to me

      Reply
    45. Home Cooked Oriya Food

      May 22, 2010 at 10:50 am

      looks wonderful...

      Reply
    46. Ms.Chitchat

      May 23, 2010 at 8:15 am

      Very tasty looking gravy. Would love to make at home,never tried ridgegourd much.Thanks for the wonderful clicks as usual.

      Reply
    47. Jagruti

      May 23, 2010 at 3:37 pm

      wow..that looks delicious..new to me..great pics!

      Reply
    48. LG

      May 23, 2010 at 11:44 pm

      Ridgegourd gravy looks tempting. We love it with hot rice 🙂

      Reply
    49. Aparna

      May 24, 2010 at 4:28 am

      yummy curry. new to me

      Reply
    50. PriyaVaasu

      May 24, 2010 at 1:14 pm

      Wow raks, can u pls pass me that plate!!!

      Reply
    51. Valarmathi

      May 24, 2010 at 4:13 pm

      New to me... looks tempting. Lovely presentation.

      Reply
    52. Sarah Naveen

      May 24, 2010 at 7:05 pm

      Curry looks awesome ....gotta try this ..yummy yummy!!

      Reply
    53. Uma

      May 24, 2010 at 10:23 pm

      a new dish to me. looks awesome. Tempting clicks as usual.

      Reply
    54. Ammu

      May 25, 2010 at 4:33 pm

      I just love it. Looks amazing.

      Reply
    55. Neha

      July 30, 2010 at 9:50 am

      very nice recipe indeed..beautifully written and presented

      Reply
    56. dee

      April 06, 2012 at 2:54 pm

      very nice recipe..

      Reply
    57. shivashankari14

      October 10, 2012 at 7:01 am

      how about ridge gourd thuvaiyal

      Reply
    58. Vijaylakshmi

      May 20, 2013 at 12:34 pm

      Hey Raks,

      My MIL generally says we should not mix two Kayams(Perungayam and Vengayam) in a dish. Not sure about the scientific reason behind though.

      Reply
    59. Raks anand

      May 20, 2013 at 12:38 pm

      Oh its very basic for us to use these two even in sambar we use the same no? I have heard about it but people who do not consume onion, garlic avoid asafoetida too as these all are having strong flavors. Thats what I know.

      Reply
    60. ShobiGanesh

      May 23, 2013 at 9:45 am

      One of the best i have had so far ....i just gave it a try once and still those are lingering around me ...its gonna be ths dish always if i buy ridge anymore
      it has won the show that much ... 🙂 Thanx ..keep going ! Awesome

      Reply
    61. ShobiGanesh

      May 23, 2013 at 9:45 am

      i havent tasted a dish wth ridge like this so far ...seeing the snap it was much impressive , but i thought i shud give it a try since i have been hunting thru ur site for a long while and it just turned out awesome ..One of the most delicious , i have had so far .... iam just craving these days to buy ridge thinking of ur kuzhambu ... thanx ..

      Reply
    62. ShobiGanesh

      July 17, 2013 at 12:58 am

      Hmm .. i doubt it raks ...actually my grand ma and uncle all are strict followers behind our culture vaishnavam ..though we these days use garlic and onion to have taste , aroma and to health wise to release the gas whch gets build up due to the intake of our food ..but to substitute those , our culture brings in the ginger and hing ...we use a lot of varieties in hing ... 1) specially for kootu , 2)LG 3 ) kadaa kaayam or perungayam for rasam and few veggies ..we have 3 varieties ..
      OMG it will all be like heaven if u use ... iam basically from the town trichy whch is near chennai .u get it there in all the grocery stores ...but u cant use it as like u buy it from the shop as like we use LG ...it has to be dried in the sun and then u got to bring it to a powder form to use it ...anyways happy cooking !! TC

      Reply
    63. sugi

      September 02, 2015 at 11:48 am

      One ridge gourd is sleeping in my fridge for a longtime. Let me make a try out of that. Thanks for the new recipe raji

      Reply
    64. kalai vani

      September 30, 2015 at 3:08 pm

      Hi Akka,I have tried so many receipe of your blogs,I too made this gravy and sent the photo to you.but now in my area I couldn't find this veggie.I heard yellow pumpkin and potato Will increase our weight. Can I make this using bottleguard.Will this be apt

      Reply
    65. Raks anand

      September 30, 2015 at 3:13 pm

      Bottle gourd does not have any flavor or texture so it wont be nice...

      Reply

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