Oct 12, 2011

Heerekayi Palya/Chinese Okra Palya.

Hi everyone today lets see how to make Heerekayi/ridge gourd palya/gojju.

I was shocked to know when i was speaking to couple of my friends that they don't know that we can make palya/gojju with heerekayi.....i think their may be many people who do not know that we can make palya with heerekayi so i decided to share my recipe...

This is a simple dish which i learnt from my Mom,which goes well with chapati,akki roti,jolada roti, I personally like to eat this with rice...i hope you all like my Mom's recipe and try it...

Come on lets see what all ingredients do we need to make heerekayi palya,

Ingredients:

2-Medium Size Heerekayi/Ridge Gourd/Chinese Okra.
1-Medium Size Onion.
1-Medium Size Tomato.
1-2 Tsp-Red Chili Powder.
1Tsp-Coriander/Cilantro/Daniya Powder.
2-3 Tbsp-Oil.
1-Pinch Turmeric(Generous Pinch).
Salt to taste.
Cilantro/Coriander Leaves(Optional).

Method:

1.Take a pan add some oil once after the oil is heat add  chopped onions and fry it for couple of mins now add chopped heerekayi mix well and let it cook for about 5 mins.



2.Now add turmeric followed by red chili powder,daniya powder,salt and mix well and let it cook for another 2 mins,now add chopped tomatoes and let it cook on low flame for about 10-15 mins.



3.You can also add about one teaspoon of  ginger and garlic paste if you like.

4.Finally sprinkle some Cilantro/Coriander leaves mix well and turn off the flame.

Things to Note:

1.When you are cooking heerekayi do not close the lid initially since it oozes out too much of water close the lid once after adding all spices into it.



Enjoy the delicious Heerakayi Palya.





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