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Ridge gourd peel chutney

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).
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: ASIA, Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

  1. Wash the ridge gourds thoroughly and peel them. Set aside this peel.
  2. 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.
  3. Set the roasted peel aside and let it cool.
  4. Dry roast urad dal and sesame seeds separately and set aside to cool.
  5. Grind together urad dal and sesame seeds to make a powder.
  6. 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.
  7. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  8. Add the dry red chilli and curry leaves to it and add this seasoning to the ground smooth paste.
  9. Serve this chutney with steamed rice.