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