Ingredients

• 1/4 kg - peerkankai (ridge gourd).
• 5 to 6 - green chillies.
• 4 - Onions (cut long).
• Tamarind.
• 5 - small-sized lemon.
• 2 - tomato.
• Asafoetida - A little.
• Salt as required.
• 2 tbsp - oil.
• 1 tsp - mustard.
• 1 tsp - urad dal.

How to Make Peerkankai Pachadi

• Peel the skin from peerkankai and cut it into small pieces.
• Steam it with tomato and green chillies in water for a few minutes.
• Let it cool down.
• Then grind the mixture.
• Heat oil in a separate kadai and pour mustard, urad dal, onions and asafoetida on it.
• Add tamarind juice to it.
• Add the ground paste and salt to the boiling mixture.
• Cook for another few minutes.
• Serve hot with dosa or idly.