Veggies Made Easy – Ridge Gourd Sabzi
Ridge Gourd
Ridge Gourd is a beautiful climber which can adapt to any climate. A couple of these pretty climbers are growing majestically in the backyard of my house and they have reached the terrace of my house. The vegetable also called Taroi or Turai in Hindi, is a delight to watch on these pretty climber. I love to cook it often as it takes hardly 5-6 minutes to cook and is healthy too.
Simple to make with just a few spices this addition in Veggies made easy series is a good lunchbox option when served with chapattis. Normally people who want to avoid onion and garlic during festival seasons make this recipe in Rajasthan.
Ingredients;
(makes for 2 persons)
- 1 large Ridge gourd
- 1 tsp chilly powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt as desired
- 2 tsp of Oil
- A pinch of Asafoetida
- 1 tsp of Mustard seeds
Method: Peel the Ridge gourd and keep the peels separate, as I am posting a recipe for these peels also. Heat oil in a skillet and crackle the mustard seeds. Add all the dry spices and stir fry for a second. Add the chopped ridge guard and cook for 5-6 minutes. And you are done.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve this simple and delicious Ridge Gourd curry with hot whole wheat chapattis or as an accompaniment to rice.
Note;
- Select Ridge gourd with soft ridges which are tender to touch. Mature ones will not taste good and have lot of hard fibers in it.
- Ridge gourd leaves lot of water when cooked, which makes the recipe a bit watery. Cook for another 4-5 minutes on high flame if you want to avoid water in the recipe.
- There are a lot of variations with ridge guard some makes exotic dishes while other are a good lunchbox options. Shall come out with all soon.
- Quick cooking and less spices makes this recipe quite healthy and nutritious.
- Vegetables cooked with very few spices and condiments will retain the original flavors and nutrition in the recipe. Avoid over cooking and reap the goodness of vegetables.
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simple yet delicious sabzi to go with hot hotis…mm…delish!
Looks yummy..
Simple and delicious, my favorite too…
Beerakaya kura, simple but yummy in taste.
One simple and yummy curry. Nice one.
Fantastic photos! I haven’t seen a ridge guard, it it similar to bitter gourd? I love the spices you used and I would love to try a bite!
Agree with Suman, simple and delicious!!
Nice and simple recipe.
Sanjeeta,
Ridgegourd curry looks delicious, i like the way you put the info about veggie.
looks great love Indian veg dishes coming to India in 10 days for my sis in laws wedding 🙂
never coked with rg..interestin
simple n delicious ….very healthy too ..love it
Satya
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I’ve never had ridge guard before. I’ll need to go check out my international grocery and see if they carry it because this looks yummy! thanks for sharing!
first time in your site lovely pictures
similar to how I make ridge gourd delicious
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Simple and delicious. Love this vegetable.
Simple,healthy n delicious!tnx 4 shrng Sanjeetha
I’ve never seen Ridge Guard but the dish is beautiful!
I’ve never tried this specific cucumber, but I love the ones I’ve eaten and suspect this would be a crisp and wonderful addition to my vegetable bin. Everything you make is lovely to look at and very appetizing. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Simple and delicious. And ridge gourd is my favorite vegetable and I would love to try this version.
Ridge gourd is my fav veg too, great recipe, loved it
Wow, I love the simplicity of this dish…and looks so tasty 🙂
Thanks for educating us on ‘ridge guard’…at least when I see it in the ethnical store, I’ll now have an idea what to do with it ;o)
Very simple and spice enriched recipe to please my plate ;o)
Ciao for now and flavourful wishes,
Claudia
I’ll have to look up this vegetable – ridge guard is something I’ve never heard of before but sounds yummy.
how to select a good ridge gourd? whenever i see them in the store they are oozing some type of colored watery sap , kind of yellow color water….sometimes fungus
forms due to this oozing sap. why is it oozing does it mean its overmature?
@Radha, Ridge gourd with soft ridges and deep green color is tender and will taste good. The harder the ridges and lighter the color..the older it is, and it will have harsh threads in the inside flesh when sliced.
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