HULI TOVVE RECIPE / KARNATAKA STYLE RIDGE GOURD SAMBAR RECIPE - Cook with Smile (2024)

• 1 small cup Toor dal or pigeon peas
• 1 large Ridge gourd, peeled and cubed
• 1 tsp Jaggery
• 2 tbsp Tamarind pulp
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• Salt to taste

For the spice mix:

• 1 tsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Channa dal or bengal gram
• 1 tbsp Black Gram /split Urad Dal
• 3 tbsp Coriander Seeds /Dhania
• 1-2 piece Cinnamon sticks /dalchini
• 4-5 Cloves/ Lavang
• 3-4 Dried kapok buds / Shalmali / marathi moggu, (optional but preffered )
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds / khus khus
• 4 tbsp Freshly grated coconut
• 5-8 Broken red Chillies

For the seasoning:

• 1-2 tsp Ghee / oil, ghee preferred
• 1 tsp Mustard
• a pinch Hing /Asafoetida
• few Curry leaf

• Wash and roughly peel the ridge gourd to remove sharp ridges. You need not peel the skin completely. The removed peel can be used to do ridge gourd chutney .Cut the ridge gourd into chunks. Add a pinch of turmeric , water and keep to cook . No need to make mushy . Cook 60-70 % .

  

• Clean and Wash Toordal . Add a big pinch of haldi and pressure cook them together for 3-4 whistles . Mash it nicely .

• Take a small kadai or pan . Add a tsp of oil and fry all the ingredients under ‘to grind’ category except poppy seeds and coconut. When done , switch off and add poppy seeds . Toss few times .Do not fry coconut.

  

• Grind the fried masala with coconut and little water to make smooth paste.

  

• Transfer cooked dal , ground masala paste, tamarind pulp , jaggery and salt to the cooked ridge gourd. Add water to get desired consistency. Bring huli tovve to boil . Taste test

  

• Now heat oil in kadai and temper with the ingredients mentioned and add it to the Huli tovve and stir well.

• That's it simple Huli Tovve is ready to serve. Enjoy it with hot rice drizzled with few drops of ghee .

  

NOTE :

• In the above , i have shown the method of making huli tovve using ridge gourd . Instead you can used mixed veggies / chayote sqaush ( chow chow / seeme badnekayi ) / Pumpkin etc .
• The masala used for grinding is basically Bisi bele bath powder masala .. so instead of roasting fresh .. if you already have bisi bele bath powder ready .. you can use that ..