Beerakayi / Ridge gourd Chutney

Ingredients:

Beerakayi - 1
Onion - 1 medium
tomato - 1 medium
chilly powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Salt - as required
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Oil -  2 tbsp
Hing - 1/4 tbsp
Red chilly - 1
Curry leaves - few

Method:

1) Add 1 tbsp of oil and fry onion, green chillies, ginger until golden brown.
2) Remove the onion and fry tomato until soft
3) Now fry beerakayi until soft. 
4) Once all the fried ingredients are cooled down, blend this with salt, chilly powder, turmeric to a coarse or smooth paste.
5) Pour this on to a bowl.
6) Make the tempering in hot oil by adding red chilly, cumin, mustard, hing, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves until they turn golden brown.
7) Top the tampering on top of the chutney.

Note:

1) Tomatoes can be replaced with tamarind / tamarind pulp.
2) Option 1: Dry roast chana dal, urad dal, jeera, red chillies and grind them with vegetables.
3) Option 2: Dry roast Sesame seeds until golden brown with green chillies and grind it with vegetables.