Peerkangai Kootu / Ridge Gourd Kootu

Ingredients:
Ridgegourd ( peerkangai ) - 1
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1 small size ( chopped )
Green chillies - 3 nos ( chopped )
Moong dhal - 1 cup
Curry leaves - few
Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt to taste.

Method:

• Remove the outer skin of Peerkangai(Ridge guard) and cut into small pieces.
• First fry the moong dhal in pan 5 minutes. cook the dhal by adding required water in the pan.
• Once its half cooked, add ridgegourd,tomato,turmeric powder,sambar powder and salt.cook until dhal and ridgegourd becomes soft.
• Then heat oil in a kadai put the cumin seeds let them splutter.
• Add chopped onion,green chillies and curry leaves fry them until golden brown.
• Now add the dhal mixture into the kadai.cook 5 minutes on a low heat.
• Kootu is ready.
  Serve the kootu with steamed rice. The dhal should not be overcooked.

Fish Curry ( south indian fish kulambu)

Ingredients:

Fish - 1 /2 kg
onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
garlic - 3 pods
small onions - 3
curry leaves - 2 string
Tamarind - small lemon size
coconut - 3 tbsp
chilli powder -3 tbsp
corriander powder -3 tbsp
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
methi seeds - 1 tsp
mustard seeds -1 tsp
seasame oil - 4 tbsp
salt to taste.

method:

• Clean the fish and rub it with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp chilli powder , and salt and leave it for half an hour.
• .Grind the coconut.then crush the small onion,garlic and curry leaves.
• Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice.
• Heat the oil in a pan. add mustard seeds after pops up, add methi seeds fry till brown.
• Now add minced small onion,garlic,and curryleaves. after 1 minute add chopped onion and curry leaves & fry till golden brown.
• Then add tomatoes fry till the oil separate from the gravy.
• Now add corriander powder,chilli powder,turmeric powder, salt and fry 2 to 3 minutes.
• Now add tamarind juice.mix well .if it is too thick add enough water.close the lid and bring to boil.
• when it starts boiling ,add the coconut paste. stir once again. Allow to boil.
• Now add fish pieces one by one.close the lid and keep the heat in low flame 10 minutes.
• Fish curry is ready.

• Serve Fish Curry with Rice.