Ridge gourd gravy/பீர்கங்காய் கூட்டு

Ingredients:

Ridgegourd/Peerkangai - 1
Onion- 1/2 (chopped fine)
Tomato- 1 big
Green chillies- 4 or 5
Garlic-1-3 cloves
Moong dal - 1 cup
Coconut- 1/4 to 1/2 cup
Jeera seeds - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Red chilli-1
Salt - as reqd

Method:

• Wash and cook moong dal with enough water and turmeric, onions, chillies and add tomatoes .
• You can either steam cook it moong dhall  with Onion,Tomoto,Green Chilli,Garlic and turmeric for 1 whistle in cooker
• Next grind coconut and jeera with some water to a fine paste.
• Meanwhile scrap out the skin off the ridgegourd.(You can  use it to make a thuvayal/chutney.)
• Add to the cooked dhall .Cut the gourd into small pieces and boil it with very little water(if needed) and salt.
• The gourd cooks very fast so don't boil for long and make it mushy.
• Finally add the ground coconut and bring it to a boil.
• Next heat oil in the kadai and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and jeera ,red chilli,curry leaves. 
• Add salt and mix well.
• Serve it with rice or roti. It tastes just great.