Bottle gourd is one of the best vegetable for all age group.Usually we use the inner part of it for preparing dishes and discard the outer skin.We can prepare a very delicious and healthy chutney out of it.That can be used as side dish for rice, dosa, chapati,idly, roti.
Required ingredients
Bottle gourd peel:1 cup
Grated coconut; 1 cup
Black gram dal:2 tsp
Red chilly:1 Or Pepper:1 tsp
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:1 tsp
Tamarind:size of peanut
For tempering:Oil:1 tsp
Mustard seeds:1 tsp
Curry leaves:5-6
How to prepare bottle gourd peel chutney
- Gently peel the outer skin f bottle gourd with a peeler or knife.
- Cut them in to small pieces.Add little water ,salt jaggery and tamarind and cook it to make soft.
- In a pan fry dal and chilly or pepper by adding little oil till the dal turns to golden colour.
- Grind cooked peel, grated coconut,fried dal& chilly to form smooth paste by adding water.
- Adjust salt if required.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when they start popping add curry leaves and pour it over the chutney.
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