Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Ridge Gourd Skin Chutney Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 Cup ridge gourd skin or peel or beerakaya thokku
4 tbsps peanuts or 1 1/2 tbsp Chana dal, 1 tbsp Urad dal
2 to 4 green chilies or red chilies
1 tsp cumin
2 cloves garlic
salt to taste
1 sprig curry leaves
1/4 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp cumin
2 tsp oil
1 tsp lemon juice or tamarind paste (optional to suit your taste)

Recipe Instructions:

Soak tamarind in little hot water.
Squeeze and filter the tamarind juice.
Do not make it runny.
It will thin down the chutney.
Heat a pan with 1 tsp oil and fry the ridge gourd skin for 3 minutes on a medium high flame.
Set this aside to cool.
In the same pan, fry green chilies for a min set this aside.
Now add and fry dals or peanuts till they turn golden & aromatic.
Once all fried ingredients are cool, add cumin, garlic and salt.
Grind to a smooth or coarse chutney using tamarind water.
Add more of less water depending on the consistency you desire.
If you want to make a beerakaya thokku pachadi, make a coarse chutney.
Tempering
heat the same pan with 1 tsp oil.
Add mustard and cumin.
Add garlic, chana dal, urad dal, red chilies & curry leaves.
When the dal turns golde, turn off the heat.
Pour this to the ridge gourd skin chutney.
Serve with idli, dosa or rice.

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