Ridge gourd in english and in malayalm we call it as peechinga.And we do not use sesame seeds or ellu in our curry.But in most of the Andra recipe they use the sesame seeds (nuvuulu in telugu)ellu in malayalam.
Ingredients
1.Ridge gourd or Beerakaya or peechinga - 1
2.Sesame seeds or Nuvuulu or ellu - 3 tsp
3.Green chilly - 4
4.Onion chopped - 1 small
5.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
6.Red chilly - 2
7.Curry leaves
8.Salt
9.Oil - 1 tsp
10.Chopped coriander leaves
preparation
1.Peel the skin of ridge gourd and cut it in to small pieces.
2.In another pan dry roast the sesame seeds and make powder of it.
3.Heat the oil in a pan add the red chilly and curry leaves to it.Then add the onion and green chillies to it,and saute it well.
4.Then add salt and turmeric powder to it and add the ridge gourd pieces to it .Cover it with a lid and cook it on low flame till the ridge gourd cooked well.
5.Last add the sesame powder and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves........