Stuffed Ridge gourd curry

I actually hadn't heard of stuffing ridge gourd until a friend of mine saw it on a cooking show and recommended it.Although the procedure and the ingredients seemed a little long,I still gave it a try and it came out so good that i started making it often.
I just love it with hot rice ! Tastes great with chapati too...

Here is the ingredients list
Ridge gourd - 2 to 3 medium sized (make sure they are nice and tender)


For Stuffing
Groundnuts fried - 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds fried - 1/4 cup
Coconut(fresh,frozen or dry coconut) - 1/2 cup
Jaggery - 1tsp
Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves
Tamarind - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1/2tsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 Tbsp or to your taste
Salt to your taste
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Oil - 1tsp


For tempering
Oil - 4 to 5tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
curry leaves - 6 to 7


Method
Step 1 - Wash and peel the skin of the ridge gourd and cut them in small pieces(2 to 3 inch pieces),slit them without separating.
Step 2 - In a blender mix all the spices mentioned above("For stuffing" list) and make coarse powder out of it.To that add a tsp of oil and mix well.
Step 3 - Stuff this mixture inside the ridge gourd pieces and keep them aside.
Step 4 - Now heat oil in a deep pan and add mustard seeds,when they splutter add hing,curry leaves and chopped onion.Fry onions for a minute or two and add the stuffed ridge gourds and the left over masala with little water.Cover the lid and cook them on medium to low flame until the ridge gourd and the masala is cooked well (make sure to stir in between and add water if needed).It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to cook.
Turn the heat off and delicious curry is ready to serve !