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    Home » Lunchbox Recipes » Ridgegourd Rice | Peerkangai Saadam | Lunch Box Recipes

    Ridgegourd Rice | Peerkangai Saadam | Lunch Box Recipes

    Posted on July 24, 2017 · Last Updated on February 23, 2021 · By Srividhya G · 23 Comments

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    Ridgegourd Rice – A mild yet delicious kids friendly lunch box rice recipe with ridgegourd sneaked in & with the delicate flavors of vaangi bath masala and garam masala. A vegan recipe that you can prepare easily during the busy mornings! 

    Ridgegourd Rice

    Lunch Box Recipes:

    The school season has already begun here in India, and it’s about to start in the USA and other countries soon. Packing kid’s lunch is always a challenging task. I shared a few kiddo’s favorite lunch box recipes last year, and here I am back with another set of kids friendly lunch box recipes. Don’t miss to check out my A-Z lunch box recipes in my blog. 

    This week’s blogging marathon theme is “Kid’s friendly lunch box dishes, ” and as I mentioned above, I am going to share the ridgegourd rice recipe today. 

    Ridgegourd Rice:

    The first recipe that I am going to share is the Peerkangai Sadam/Ridgegourd rice. It’s mild, yet delicious rice with the veggie sneaked in.

    For these vegetable-based rice dishes, I always use vaangi baath and garam masala powder combination. It provides the required spice and flavor and makes it delectable. All you need to do is, do the tempering, cook the veggies with spice powder and finally add the rice and mix. That’s it.

    Other Veggies to Use:

    You can replace ridgegourd with your favorite vegetable. I usually prefer vegetables that get cooked quickly like Zucchini, Chayote Squash, Spinach, Snake gourd, Peas, etc. Once you have the veggies chopped and rice cooked, you can prepare this recipe in no time. If you have leftover rice, that works well for this recipe as well.

    Meal Plan Tips:

    • If you are planning to make this rice with ridgegourd, make sure you peel the ridgegourd and chop them well ahead. 
    • Cook the rice a day before. 

    How to Make Ridgegourd Rice?

    Ingredients:

    • Oil – 2 tbsps
    • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
    • Urad dal – 1 tsp
    • Channa Dal – 1 tsp
    • Red chili – 2
    • Hing – ¼ tsp
    • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
    • Onion – 1
    • Ridgegourd – 4 cups
    • Vaangi baath powder – 1.5 tsps
    • Garam masala – ½ tsp
    • Salt – 2 tsps
    • Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
    • Cooked Rice – 3 cups

    Prep-Work:

    • Wash and peel the ridgegourd and cut them into small pieces.
    • Finely chop the onion.
    • Cook the rice in your preferred way and set aside 3 cups and let it cool.
    • Break the dried red chilies and set aside.

    Steps:

    • In a kadai heat the oil and add once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, and channa dal.
    • As they start to splutter, add the broken red chilies, hing, and the curry leaves. Let it cook for a minute.
    • At this stage, add the chopped onion and cook until translucent.

    ridgegourd rice step 1 sauteing onions

    • Then add the chopped ridgegourd, turmeric powder, vaangi baath powder, garam masala, and salt.

    ridgegourd rice adding ridgegourd and spices

    • Mix it well and cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

    ridgegourd rice cooking

    • Do not add any water as ridgegourd oozes out water. After 4 minutes, remove the lid.

    ridgegourd cooking

    • Let it cook until all the water evaporates and remove it from the heat.

    after ridgegourd well cooked

    • Now add the cooked rice and mix well.

    adding rice

    • Finally, add the chopped cilantro and serve hot with raita.

    ridgegourd rice

    Notes:

    • You can replace ridgegourd with your favorite vegetable.
    • Instead of oil, you can do the tempering with ghee. But as I pack it for lunch, I go with oil. You can also add a dollop of ghee when you serve.
    • Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
    • When you are using water-rich veggies, do not add any water while cooking. If you are using vegetables like brinjal or okra, sprinkle some water.

    Ridgegourd Rice

    Sending this recipe to BM#78. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM

    Also sending this to Srivalli’s Kid’s Delight event, guest hosted by Priya Srinivasan, themed on Kids Lunch Box Recipes.

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    Ridgegourd Rice | Peerkangai Saadam

    Ridgegourd Rice - A mild yet delicious kids friendly lunch box rice recipe with ridgegourd sneaked in & with the delicate flavors of vaangi bath masala.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time45 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: South Indian
    Servings: 3
    Calories: 389kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
    • 1 tsp Urad dal
    • 1 tsp Channa dal
    • 2 Red chili
    • ¼ tsp Hing
    • 10 Curry leaves
    • 1 Onion finely chopped
    • 4 cups Ridgegourd chopped
    • 1.5 tsp Vaangi baath powder
    • ½ tsp Garam masala
    • 2 tsp Salt
    • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 3 cups Rice Cooked

    Instructions

    Prep-Work

    • Wash and peel the ridgegourd and cut them into small pieces.
    • Finely chop the onion.
    • Cook the rice in your preferred way and set aside 3 cups and let it cool.
    • Break the dried red chilies and set aside.

    Steps

    • In a kadai heat the oil and add once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, and channa dal.
    • As they start to splutter, add the broken red chilies, hing, and the curry leaves. Let it cook for a minute.
    • At this stage, add the chopped onion and cook until translucent.
    • Then add the chopped ridgegourd, turmeric powder, vaangi baath powder, garam masala, and salt.
    • Mix it well and cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
    • Do not add any water as ridgegourd oozes out water. After 4 minutes remove the lid.
    • Let it cook until all the water evaporates and remove it from the heat.
    • Now add the cooked rice and mix well.
    • Finally, add the chopped cilantro and serve hot with raita.

    Notes

    • You can replace ridgegourd with your favorite vegetable.
    • Instead of oil, you can do the tempering with ghee. But as I pack it for lunch, I go with oil. You can also add a dollop of ghee when you serve.
    • Adjust the salt and spices as per your preference.
    • When you are using water-rich veggies, do not add any water while cooking. If you are using veggies like brinjal or okra, sprinkle some water.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1566mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 412IU | Vitamin C: 128mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 2mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Filed Under: Blogging Marathon, Lunchbox Recipes, Variety Rice Tagged With: Blogging Marathon, homemade ridge gourd rice, how to prepare peerkangai sadam, kids favorite, kids favorites, lunch box recipes, lunchbox recipes, Peerkangai Saadam, peerkangai sadham, Ridgegourd Rice, variety rice

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    Comments

    1. Priya Srinivasan says

      August 24, 2017 at 12:29 am

      when i saw the entry for kids delight i was delighted srividhya, i have made thogayal, kootu, dal with ridgegourd but never imagined a rice. i m definitely try this!!!
      Pictures are so clean and crisp!thanks for sending it across to kids delight!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 24, 2017 at 9:36 am

        Thanks a lot Priya. Glad you liked it. :-)

        Reply
    2. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      August 02, 2017 at 10:06 am

      I only tried this veg once and was not a fan but this is tempting me to maybe try it again!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 03, 2017 at 6:55 pm

        Please do try Mir. I know its a hit or miss veggie.

        Reply
    3. Jayashree says

      August 02, 2017 at 9:09 am

      I too like such quick fix rice varities for the lunch box. Will keep this in mind.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 03, 2017 at 6:56 pm

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    4. Sapana says

      July 31, 2017 at 3:29 am

      My girls are picky eaters when it comes to vegetables.But I am going to try this rice dish for me. Looks yummy.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        August 03, 2017 at 6:59 pm

        Thanks a lot. :-)

        Reply
    5. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

      July 26, 2017 at 9:52 pm

      This is interesting! Ridgegourd is always considered to be a boring vegetable, and this is a nice way to make kids eat it…

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 29, 2017 at 10:12 pm

        So true yeah. :-)

        Reply
    6. Mayuri Patel says

      July 26, 2017 at 8:31 pm

      I usually add ridge gourd to khichdi. Also like the idea of adding it to rice with vangi bhat masala.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 29, 2017 at 10:17 pm

        I usually add all the veggies in rice. But a great idea to add in kichadi as well.

        Reply
    7. Jyoti says

      July 26, 2017 at 6:57 am

      I am not a big fan of ridge gourd. But, in this form it does sound inviting

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 29, 2017 at 10:30 pm

        yes, ridge gourd is one hit or miss vegetable. Thanks Jyoti.

        Reply
    8. ruchi indu says

      July 26, 2017 at 2:22 am

      wow!! Sometime back I had seen a similar recipe with tindora / ivy gourd. Interesting!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 29, 2017 at 10:23 pm

        Yeah… With tindora, we prepare kadala manoli rice. :-) That’s coming up soon as well. :-)

        Reply
    9. Anlet Prince - Annslittlecorner says

      July 24, 2017 at 4:37 am

      Never thought of ridge gourd rice. Healthy. Wanna try this immediately

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 24, 2017 at 10:43 pm

        Thanks pa.

        Reply
    10. pumpkinfarmfood says

      July 24, 2017 at 4:05 am

      we make ridgegourd in this fashion as a veggie, i would love to make a rice out of this

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 24, 2017 at 9:11 am

        :-) Thanks

        Reply
    11. Srivalli Jetti says

      July 24, 2017 at 3:21 am

      Its really wonderful that your son eats this rice, will have to try for my daughter!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        July 24, 2017 at 10:44 pm

        Anything with bit of vaangi baath powder, he likes it. So I try sneak in bit of vegetables here and there.

        Reply

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