Ridge Gourd Pachadi
Ridge Gourd Pachadi is a delicious chutney made with the peel of beerakaya. This pachadi is very popular in Andhra Cuisine and it makes an amazing side dish. This chutney recipe is so quick and easy that you’ll wonder why you didn't think of making it sooner.
Servings: 3
Calories: 104kcal
Ingredients
- For Ridge Gourd:
- 1 cup ridge gourd peels
- 1 green chilli
- 1 tsp oil
For chutney:
- 1/2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp jeera
- 3 garlic pods
- 1 tsp tamarind
- 1/8 tsp salt
Tempering:
- 1 tsp ghee
- ¼ tsp mustard
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 dry red chilli
- A pinch of hing
Instructions
- For Ridge Gourd Chutney, firstly wash and peel the ridge gourd, removing the veins.
- Heat the oil in a kadai and add the Ridge Gourd peels and slit green chilli. Sauté for 4 - 5 minutes over medium flame till the peels soften. Remove the tender peel from the kadai and allow it to cool.
- Now add ½ tsp oil to the same pan. Sizzle chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds. Sauté till the dals turn a golden brown.
- Then add the curry leaves, garlic pods and red chilli and mix well. Sauté for 1-2 minutes and switch off.
- Add the tamarind paste to the pan and combine all the ingredients well.
- Allow to cool down and then transfer to a mixie jar. Add salt and grind.
- Then add the tender ridge gourd peels to the mixie jar. Grind to a smooth paste.
- Transfer the chutney into a bowl.
- Then heat ghee in a kadai.
- Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, broken red chilli and hing.
- Mix well and sauté for a few seconds.
- Pour over the prepared chutney.
- Serve Ridge Gourd Chutney with rice, idli or dosa.