Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney Recipe

Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • salt
  • ridge gourd skin (turai peerkangai)
  • red chilli powder
  • sugar
  • cumin seeds (jeera)
  • sesame seeds (til seeds)
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Ridge Gourd Peel chutney, roughly chop the peels of the ridge gourd
  • Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan, stir and roast the peels in the oil till the moisture evaporates and they become crisp
  • Alternatively, you can also microwave the peels with oil for about 1-1/2 minutes
  • Let the roasted ridge gourd peels cool down and then coarsely grind them in a mixer grinder
  • Heat the remaining oil in the pan and add cumin seeds, and once they start to sizzle, add the roasted sesame seed and allow it to crackle
  • Add the ground Ridge gourd peels and red chilli powder to the oil and stir for a minute, turn off the heat, add salt and sugar, and mix well and serve warm
  • Serve the Ridge Gourd Peel chutney as a side dish along with Phulka or Steamed rice, Maharashtrian Aloo Bhujne and Pumpkin Dal with Garlic Tadka