Beerakaya Koora (With Milk) / Ridge Gourd Curry

Ingredients:

• Beerakaya/Ridge Gourd: 2 cups chopped into cubes
• Milk: 1/2 cup
• Onions: 1 cup (copped finely)
• Mustard: 1 tsp
• Cumin: 1/2 tsp
• Urad dhal: 1/4 tsp
• Chana Dhal: 1/4 tsp
• Green Chillies: 2-3 finely chopped
• Salt: To Taste
• Turmeric: Pinch
• Oil: 2 tbsps

Method:

1. Take a kadai/Pan add oil fry mustard,cumin, urad dhal, chana dhal until they sluppter. Add the green chillies and Onions fry till they are cooked and golden.
2. Now drop in the beerakaya cubes and pinch of turmeric. Cook covered for a couple of mins till they become soft. 
3. Add the milk slowly on a low flame. Be extra cautious while adding milk as the milk may curdle. Mix the milk thoroughly. Till the quantity is reduced to half this is obsorbed by beerakaya cubes.
4. Before switching off the flame add salt. This helps the milk from curdling.
5. Serve with Rice