Dondakaaya koora with ullikaram

Ingredients:
1. Dondakaayalu (Ivy gourd): 1/2 kg
2. Onion: 1 Big
3. Peanuts: 1/4 cup
4. Jeelakarra/ Cumin: 1 tsp
5. Red chilles: 2
6. Chana dal/ Senaga pappu: 2 tsp
7. Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
8. Salt: 1 tsp

Procedure:
1) Roast cumin, red chilles, Chana dal.
2) Chop onion, cut dondakaaya lenght-wise.
3) Grind the roasted items first and add the onions and grind again.
4) Cook dondakaaya in cooker or microwave with salt and turmeric.
5) Heat 3 tsp oil in kadai. Add peanuts and fry till they splitter.
6) Add the cooked dondakaaya and fry till all moisture is lost.
7) Add the ground mixture to the fried.
8) Cook till the strong smell of onion is lost.

Serve hot with rice or roti.