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# RECIPE : Beerakaya Royyalu
- URL: https://kudithipudi.org/recipe-beerakaya-royyalu/
- Published: 2009-06-14T05:46:45.000Z
- Updated: 2009-06-14T05:46:45.000Z
- Description: Receipe for beerakaya royyalu (Shrimp with Ridged Gourd). This dish is mainly cooked in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. Meat and vegetables are usually not...
- Author: admin
- Tags: Food, Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 02:32

Receipe for beerakaya royyalu (Shrimp with Ridged Gourd). This dish is mainly cooked in the [Krishna district](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna%5Fdistrict?ref=kudithipudi.org) of [Andhra Pradesh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra%5FPradesh?ref=kudithipudi.org). Meat and vegetables are usually not mixed in Andhra dishes..so I thought this one deserves a blog entry.

**Ingredients :**

- Shrimp (uncooked, medium size)
- [Beera Kaya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loofah?ref=kudithipudi.org) (Ridged Gourd.. you can get it at an Indian grocery)
- Red Onions
- Red Chilli Powder
- Salt
- Ginger Garlic Paste
- Coconut Milk (check out the ethnic aisle in any grocery)
- Cloves
- Cardamoms
- Cilantro
- [Garam Masala](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garam%5Fmasala?ref=kudithipudi.org) (ground spices..another thing you can get at an Indian grocery)
- Vegetable Oil

**Preperation :**

- Peel and cut the ridged gourd into medium sized cubes and the onions into small pieces.
- Cook the shrimp (2lbs) in coconut milk (3 tablespoons) and ginger garlic paste (2 teaspoons) without adding any water for \~20 minutes. There is no need to add water, since the shrimp has a lot of water in it. This process helps with cooking the shrimp and elimninating the “fishy” odour.
- Heat some vegetable oil in a skillet and fry the cloves, cardamoms. Add the onions after a couple of minutes.
- When the onions turn golden, add the shrimp.
- Add some more ginger garlic, red chilli powder and salt
- Wait for a couple of minutes and add the ridge gourd
- Let the whole disk cook for \~15 minutes (let the water evaporate).
- Add the garam masala and cilantro
- Serve hot with rice.

**Visuals  :**

Shrimp being boiled with coconut milk and ginger garlic

![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3624214094_d5dd81458e.jpg "Beera Kaya Royyalu")

Chopped Onion and peeled beera kaya

![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3623397031_8f71b7deab.jpg "Beera Kaya Royyalu")

Shrimp and Beera Kaya cooking together

![](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/3624250020_cd9c67642d.jpg "Beera Kaya Royyalu")

Beerakaya Royyalu served hot with rice

![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3624258688_3cdf59c59d.jpg "Beera Kaya Royyalu")