Today I am here with an authentic kongu style Peerkangai Kadaisal Masiyal Recipe , a signature recipe of my Grandma. It’s a simple, healthy and delicious dish which can be prepared in few minutes of time when you use pressure cooker. I love this masiyal to core so my grandma makes it often. I still remember her way of cooking this kadaisal in mud pot (little time consuming process), nowadays I make this masiyal in the same way ie using clay pot. This Ridge gourd dish goes very well with rice+ghee combo, also it is a best accomplishment with dosa or idli…If you don’t have mud pot do try the same by sauteing the ingredients in a wide pan and then pressure cook the stuff for 2 hisses with 1/2 cup water. Recently updated the recipe with Video tutorial do check it at the end of the post.
Recipe Source :- My Grandma
Ingredients for Peerkangai Kadaisal Masiyal Recipe
Peerkangai / Ridge Gourd – 1 Number (Approx 12″)
Onion/Shallot – 8 Numbers (small onion gives good taste)
Tomato – 1 Number (Medium)
Green Chili – 1-2 Numbers or More
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Optional Turmeric and Red Chili Powder as needed
To Temper
Curry Leaves – Few
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds or Onion Vadagam – 1/2 tsp
How to make Peerkangai Kadaisal Masiyal
- Peel the skin, clean and chop the peerkangaai in to cubes.
- In a kadai/pot, heat oil add chopped shallot/onion, cumin seeds,green chili and saute for couple of minutes (Pic 1).
- Now add chopped tomato, salt saute till tomato mashes well.
- Finally add peerkangaai(Pic 2), sprinkle some water and cover it with a lid.
- Cook in medium flame and sprinkle water whenever necessary(Pic 3), you can pressure cook too…
- Also use masher and mash it on and off to cook soon.
- When the veggie cooked and turns soft and juicy, remove from heat(Pic 4).
- You can use potato masher/Mathu (Pic 4) to mash it otherwise use blender to make in to a smooth paste.
- Temper mustard and curry leaves, garnish over it.
- Serve masiyal with Rice or Tiffin Varieties.
Video Tutorial
Recently had this masiyal with White Rice, Peanut Chutney, Butter Murukku, Butter , Left over Fried Rice and Sukku Coffee.
Healthy n fragrant dish,adorable clay pots
Delicious masiyal. I love the taste of dishes cooked in clay pot.
simple but bold flavors , love it.
wow, it looks lovely. must try once.
Delicious traditional cooking……. Looks yumm!!
Beautiful set up, i want to cook with clay pot, but i couldnt carry from India.MAsiyal looks absolutely delicious.
Beautifully done!..looks so flavourful & delicious.
Good one . Will try
Good one . Will try
Delicious dish…I am sure it must taste great…
Like the Peerkangai Kadaisal and also the the way u presented the dish. So good!
Delicious masiyal
very nice and tasty masiyal
truly authentic dear
I know how delicious the veggies turns when we cook in earthenware….simply delicious
I love the simplicity, the flavors and the visuals.
Looks so goood.. i love the props.. it creates the traditional environment..
very healthy and yummy masiyal