Heerekayi Thove

Thove usually my family especially my amma and patti makes only on this veggie. I like this recipe a lot. 

Ingredients 

• Toor Dal / Tuvar Dal / Thavar Parppu / Yellow Lentils - 1 cup
• Hirekayi / Ridge Gourd - 1 (Peel and chop the hirekayi into cubes)
• Lime  juice - 5 tbsp ( adjust as per taste)
• Yengai Powder (vangibath pd) - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Jaggery to taste
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - few 

Method

1. Wash the toor dal adding enough water, add a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook about 3 whistles.
2. Take a pan add 1/2 cup water
3. Add hirekayi cubes and a pinch of salt into water. Boil till hirekayi soft
4. Add dal into hirekayi
5. Add Yengai powder mixed with warm water and pour into dal/parppu, salt, jaggery stir well
6. Add coconut boil for few minutes
7. Turn off the stove. Add lime juice stir 
8. Garnish coriander leaves

Serve with hot rice & ghee

More Toor dal recipes I have already posted :
Rasam

Dal Palak

Dal Fry

Kolamb (Kottu)

Molagai Kolamb

Dal Patice ( Parpu onde)

Dal Dosa

Sambar

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