Andhra Pradesh Recipes

Click to View Map Beerakaya paluposi koora/Ribbedgourd       Serves 4 Ingredients Beerakaya(Ribbedgourd) - 2 small (about 3 cups of pieces) Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Milk - 1 cup (approximately) Chili powder - 1 tsp Opinion - 1 medium Salt - as required For Seasoning Ingredients 1 tsp of chenna dal pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera urad dal few red chili pieces and curry leaves mustard seeds Oil - 2 tbsp Method Peel, wash and cut beerakaya into small pieces. Also cut onions into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chilies, pinch of hing and curry leaves. After mustard seeds start to splutter, add onion and fry until light brown. Add beerakaya pieces and cook for about 5 minutes and then add salt & turmeric. Cook for another 10 minutes and add a cup of milk. Add chili powder and cook slowly for another 10 minutes or until it becomes thick. NUTRIENT COMPOSITION PER SERVING MACRONUTRIENTS MICRONUTRIENTS Energy (Kcal) 101 Carotene ( μg) 38.0 Protein (g) 1.27 Vitamin C (mg) 1.33 Carbohydrate (g) 4.48 Mg  (mg) 25.2 Fat (g) 8.61 Na  (mg) 20.73 Fibre (g) 0.42 K  (mg) 82.03 Minerals (g) 0.46 Mn  (mg) 380.3 Calcium  (mg) 47.02 Zn  (mg) 0.32 Phosphorus  (mg) 45.8 Cr  (mg) 0.003 Iron  (mg) 0.39