Sponge gourd curry / thoraa kirugarudhiya / Healthy curry

Thoraa kirugarudhiya / Thoraa riha / sponge gourd curry / healthy curry / easy curry recipes / Maldivian food ............................ Note: If you don't have unripe/sour mango, substitute it with 4 nos. bilimbi (bilimagu) or to your taste preference. If you don't have have either of it, use fresh lime juice at the end of cooking. Can add 1/2 - 1 lime juice according to your taste preference. Ingredients: - 1 sponge gourd (thoraa) - 450 gram - 1 nos. onion - 5 nos. garlic cloves - 2 cups water - 1/2 nos. unripe mango (to taste) - 20 nos. curry leaves - 4 nos. pandan leaf piece (3") - Salt to taste (2 1/2 tsp) - 1/2 tsp tumeric powder - 1/2 nos. scotch bonnet chilli - 1 nos. coconut, medium (1/2 cup thick coconut milk & 2 cups thin coconut milk) - 300 g fresh tuna Directions: - Peel sponge gourd and cut it into cubes of approx. 1". Thinly slice onion and chop garlic cloves - Grate coconut and extract 1/2 cup thick coconut milk and 2 cups thin coconut milk. I used the blender to extract more coconut milk. - Add sponge gourd pieces, sliced onion, chopped garlic cloves and water to your cooking pot. On medium heat cook till sponge gourd pieces are tender. Takes about 8-10 mins. - Add unripe mango, curry leaves, pandan leaves, salt to taste, tumeric powder and scotch bonnet chilli. Add thin coconut milk and cook 2-4 mins on medium heat. - Add fresh tuna. Cook 5-6 mins on low to medium heat. - Add thick coconut milk. Cook 1-2 mins and turn off the heat. - Enjoy with roti/Maldivian flat bread or rice or bread. - Thank you for watching and supporting my channel. If you liked the recipe and video, don't forget to like, subscribe and click the bell icon to see all the upcoming new videos every week. In Sha Allah. .............................. - Link for other recipes that go well with this curry are given below: * Chilli tuna steak / Kulhimas: /watch/8woRyIsVlBCVR * Grilled tuna (fihunu kandumas): /watch/gyzxOOkXV-DXx * Grilled reef fish; /watch/49iqE1aQlOfQq * Masmirus / chilli paste with dried fish: /watch/QmgnWYfr5uwrn * Lonumirus chicken curry: /watch/E4s6RRL5lqR56 * Maldivian style roast chicken: /watch/A6T7a6__net_7

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