Mangalore Cucumber Curry

A traditional recipe from Mangalorean cuisine where Mangalore cucumber is cooked in a coconut based gravy.

Mangalore cucumber is a type of gourd with a thick green skin and yellow stripes.

Chop cucumber into large sized pieces

Prepare a spice paste using coconut and spices

Cook chopped cucumbers with  tamarind pulp, jaggery, salt and turmeric powder.

Add the masala paste and cook

Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds, udad dal, one crushed, unpeeled garlic pod, dry red chillies and curry leaves.

Pour the tempering into the curry.