Ridge gourd, Turai in Hindi, peerkangai in Tamil, is a long vegetable with a dark green ridged skin and a white spongy flesh with soft seeds. It is very prominent in Indian cooking. It is prepared by removing the skin of the vegetable and then cooked. Popular as a Sponge gourd in Chinese cuisine, it is a versatile vegetable that is bland and combines well with any food ingredient. It grows naturally in Western Ghats and is best consumed while it is still tender and green. A hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic vegetable this can be regularly included in the diets of Diabetics. Its popular use in Indian Cuisine is in vegetable curries and dal.
Foodialogues brings to you a flavourful dosa made with this Gourd, the signature dish of Udupi cuisine.
Ridge Gourd Dosa Recipe
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