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Peechinga Chemeen Curry/Ridge gourd Shrimp Curry


Ridge gourd or peechinga is a very common vegetable in most Indian household. It is low in saturated fat and cholesterol . It is good to introduce this vegetable in your diet if you wish to achieve weight loss. This is a very simple and quick recipe with very little ingredients and one of the favorites with my in laws. You can also use the same recipe for a vegetarian version..add Bengal gram or green gram instead of shrimp.

Ingredients
Tender Ridge gourd- 2 medium
Coconut- 1/2 cup
Shrimp- 1/2 lb
Shallots- 3-4
Green chilly- 3
Garlic pod- 1
Turmeric- 1/3 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- 1 spring
Oil for tempering
Salt to taste


Clean and cut ridge gourd into small pieces after scrapping off its hard edges with a peeler.
Cook shrimp along with turmeric, green chilly, salt and 1/3 cup of water. When it is almost done add in the ridge gourd pieces and cover it with a tight lid and cook in medium . No need to add more water as the vegetable will shed water and will be cooked. Grind coconut with 1/3 cup of water into a fine paste and pour into the cooked vegetable and simmer. 
Now for tempering heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds, add sliced shallots, crushed garlic and curry leaves and saute till onions turns golden brown. Mix in and serve warm.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy.
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  1. SujiJune 14, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    Suja

    Peechinga- chemmen curry kollalo..Ethu vare kazhichitilla tou..Looks very good..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  2. Suman SinghJune 14, 2010 at 8:31 AM

    looks delicious..yum!

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  3. PriyaJune 14, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    very nice .. good job !!

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  4. TREAT AND TRICKJune 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    This is so delicious, never tried ridge gourd with prawn before....

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  5. Vidya ChandrahasJune 14, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    This recipe is new to me...I will try this recipe. looks tempting.

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  6. RachJune 14, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Very nice Suja :) I make prawn with bottle gourd, and very spicy. This looks so interesting, will try for sure :)

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  7. Sarah NaveenJune 14, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    this is a new combo to me...looks adipoli...

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  8. My Kitchen AnticsJune 14, 2010 at 11:32 AM

    It wud have tasted awesome with jus rice...yumm

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  9. Suja ManojJune 14, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Thanks all for your sweet comments..Happy that all of you liked it:)
    Rach, Sarah usually I make prawns spicy..but I love this one also. It has a mild taste and good flavor of coconut and prawns combined ...somewhat like a stew:)

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  10. Priya SureshJune 14, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    Thats a tempting curry, never tried prawns and ridge gourd together, thanks for sharing dear..

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  11. SunithaJune 14, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    Awesome, this looks great and sounds exciting too.

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  12. UnknownJune 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    Ee curry kollamallo..Never tried anything with ridge gourd before. Interesting combo, looks yummy too..Sure aayittum try cheyyam..

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  13. UnknownJune 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    This new combo for my wife. then we are going to try this on tommorow. Really thanks for sharing this kind of intresting dishes.thanks again.

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  14. Indian Cuisine BlogrollJune 14, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    I don't use peechinga much...now found a new recipe....

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  15. KrishnaveniJune 14, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    interesting combination...yummy Suja

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  16. NithaJune 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    Never tried this cpmbiation.. I usually prepare prawns with drumsticks..

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  17. PranisKitchenJune 14, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    peechinga and shrimp thats good suja never herd or had this one..anyway sounds really interesting..good one da..

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  18. Indian food recipesJune 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    new 2 me...looks yummy...

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  19. BeenaShyleshJune 14, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    peechinga enjannayum vyikkam all...kannan thanna adipoli.....realy tasty...and colour ful shote...

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  20. AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 1:11 AM

    adipoli. peechinga ithuvare try cheythittilla.

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  21. Suja ManojJune 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments:) do visit often:)

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  22. HaddockJune 15, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    What a lovely combination.
    Ridge Gourd and chemeen..... I mean Peechinga and prawns.........yummy.

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  23. SathyaSridharJune 16, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    Ridge gourd with chemeen sounds great dear never tried in this combo ,,ur way of cooking sounds great dear..

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  24. Gouri GuhaJune 16, 2010 at 2:04 AM

    Suja, this dish looks simply great. Love prawns...

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  25. Sushma MallyaJune 17, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    Thats a different combo but looks lovely...

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  26. Suja ManojJune 17, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments. Hope to see you all again:)

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  27. SrideviJune 18, 2010 at 2:00 AM

    very new combo to me. looks fabulous.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    Nice one,thanks.

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