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If everyone from children to adults start making faces after seeing ridge gourd vegetable at home, then this time try making it not in the ordinary way but in the form of spicy gravy. Its gravy prepared with spices completely changes the taste of ridge gourd. It tastes very good with roti, paratha or rice. Let us know the easy method of making ridge gourd gravy at home.

Ingredients for making ridge gourd gravy

500 grams ridge gourd, 2 teaspoons mustard oil, 3/4 teaspoon cumin, half teaspoon fennel, half teaspoon asafoetida, 2 onions, 3 green chillies (chopped), 1 inch ginger, half teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, 2 teaspoons coriander powder, half teaspoon red chilli powder (spicy), 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tomato, half teaspoon garam masala, half teaspoon Roasted cumin powder, half teaspoon dry mango powder

Recipe to make ridge gourd curry

• Step 1: First of all, wash the ridge gourd thoroughly, peel it and cut it into pieces. After cutting it, keep it aside.
• Second step: Heat mustard oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add cumin, fennel and asafoetida. When the spices start giving out aroma, add finely chopped onion and fry.
• Third Step: When the onion becomes light golden, add chopped green chillies and finely chopped ginger to it. Now add turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli, coriander powder and hot red chilli and fry the spices well. If needed, add some water so that the spices do not burn.
• Fourth Step: Now add finely chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook the spices until the tomatoes melt well and the oil starts separating from the spices. This improves both the taste and color of the gravy.
• Fifth Step: Now add chopped ridge gourd to the spices and mix well. Zucchini also releases water on its own, so there will be no need to add too much water in the beginning. Cover the pan and cook on medium flame until the ridge gourd becomes soft.
• Sixth Step: After the ridge gourd is cooked, decide the consistency of the gravy by adding water as per requirement. Finally add garam masala, roasted cumin powder and dry mango powder and mix well. After cooking for 2-3 minutes, turn off the gas.