Name: Ridge gourd peel chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 Ridge gourd peels (washed); 2 Green chillies; 2 Tbsp Urad dal (Black gram ); 3 Tbsp Sesame seeds; 1/8 Tamarind (1/8th size of lime); Pinch of sugar; Salt to taste; ½ tsp Mustard seeds; Pinch of asafoetida; 1 Dry red chilli; A sprig of curry leaves; 1 tsp Oil; ½ tsp Oil

Ridge gourd peel chutney

15 Jan 2016

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

Ridge gourd is one of my favourite vegetables, it has a very mild and neutral taste. It's a vegetable with a lot of water content. In this recipe, the peel of ridge gourd is used to make the chutney! It goes very well with steamed rice and ghee (clarified butter).

Ingredients

2 Ridge gourd peels (washed)
2 Green chillies
2 Tbsp Urad dal (Black gram )
3 Tbsp Sesame seeds
1/8 Tamarind (1/8th size of lime)
Pinch of sugar
Salt to taste
½ tsp Mustard seeds
Pinch of asafoetida
1 Dry red chilli
A sprig of curry leaves
1 tsp Oil
½ tsp Oil

Instructions

Wash the ridge gourds thoroughly and peel them. Set aside this peel.
In a pan, roast the peel for 5min adding ½tsp oil (optional if you want to dry roast without oil) along with the green chillies.
Set the roasted peel aside and let it cool.
Dry roast urad dal and sesame seeds separately and set aside to cool.
Grind together urad dal and sesame seeds to make a powder.
To this powder add the roasted peel, tamarind, sugar and salt. Grind all of them together adding little water if required. Make a smooth paste.
In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add the dry red chilli and curry leaves to it and add this seasoning to the ground smooth paste.
Serve this chutney with steamed rice.