Andhra · Curry
Beerakaya pesarapappu kura
Ridge gourd with moong dal
- Energy
- 174 kcal
- Protein
- 8.41 g
- Fibre
- 6.72 g
- Time
- 25 min
Per serving, 212 g.1 Good for lunch or dinner.
One serving gives you
- 27%of the day’s folate
- 27%of the day’s fibre
- 19%of the day’s magnesium
- 17%of the day’s vitamin C
Nutrition facts
One serving, 212 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2
Energy
- Energy174 kcal10%
Carbohydrates
- Carbohydrate18.8 g7%
- Fibre6.72 g27%
- Soluble fibre1.71 g
Fats
- Fat6.69 g14%
- Saturated fat limit1.2 g6% of limit
- Monounsaturated fat3.09 g
- Polyunsaturated fat1.85 g
- Omega-61.72 g22%
- Omega-30.13 g13%
- EPA + DHA0 mg
- Cholesterol limit0 mg
Protein and amino acids
- Protein8.41 g17%
- Histidine201 mg34%
- Isoleucine343 mg29%
- Leucine606 mg26%
- Lysine480 mg44%
- Methionine + cystine132 mg22%
- Phenylalanine + tyrosine723 mg86%
- Threonine285 mg68%
- Tryptophan95 mg45%
- Valine433 mg56%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A51.6 µg6%
- Vitamin B10.11 mg8%
- Vitamin B20.05 mg3%
- Vitamin B30.82 mg7%
- Vitamin B50.98 mg20%
- Vitamin B60.18 mg9%
- BiotinNot in the source data
- Folate60 µg27%
- Vitamin B120 µg0%
- Vitamin C11.2 mg17%
- Vitamin D0 µg0%
- Vitamin E1.02 mg14%
- Vitamin K26.4 µg48%
Minerals
- Calcium51.4 mg5%
- ChromiumNot in the source data
- Copper0.39 mg23%
- IodineNot in the source data
- Iron2.24 mg8%
- Magnesium72.1 mg19%
- Manganese0.6 mg15%
- MolybdenumNot in the source data
- Phosphorus171 mg17%
- Potassium527 mg15%
- Selenium14.7 µg37%
- Sodium limit206 mg10% of limit
- Zinc1.12 mg8%
Ingredients
Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.
14 ingredients
- Ridge gourd beerakaya158 g
- Green gram, dal pesara pappu22.5 g
- Groundnut oil palli nune5.5 g
- Turmeric powder pasupu0.3 g
- Mustard seeds aavalu0.8 g
- Cumin seeds jeelakarra0.5 g
- Chillies, red endu mirapakaya0.6 g
- Curry leaves karivepaku1 g
- Asafoetida inguva0.05 g
- Bengal gram, dal senaga pappu2 g
- Black gram, dal minapa pappu2 g
- Chillies, green - all varieties pachi mirapakaya3 g
- Onion, big ullipaya15 g
- Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.5 g
Method
About 25 minutes.
- 1
Peel the ridges of ridge gourd and dice.
- 2
Heat 5.5 g groundnut oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, broken dry red chilli, curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida; stir until fragrant.
- 3
Soak 22 g moong dal for 20 minutes and drain. Add it with the ridge gourd, green chilli, turmeric, salt and 2–3 tablespoons of water. Cover and cook on low heat until both are tender but the dal keeps its shape.