Name: Ridgegourd Chutney
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 gm Ridgegourd (Peechinga); 1/2 cup Coconut; 6 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku); 1 tbsp Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); 1 tbsp Black gram (without skin) (Uzhunnuparippu); 1 no Garlic pods; Ginger (A small piece); Curry leaves (A few); Coriander leaves (A few); 1 tbsp Tamarind pulp (Puli); Salt (As reqd); 1 tbsp Veg oil

Ridgegourd Chutney

Chutney made with Ridgegourd(Peechinga)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

250 gm Ridgegourd Peechinga
1/2 cup Coconut
6 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
1 tbsp Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
1 tbsp Black gram (without skin) Uzhunnuparippu
1 no Garlic pods
Ginger A small piece
Curry leaves A few
Coriander leaves A few
1 tbsp Tamarind pulp Puli
Salt As reqd
1 tbsp Veg oil

Instructions

Wash and clean ridgegourd and cut into small pieces along with skin, after removing the outer nerves alone.
Fry the cut ridgegourd in 1 tbsp of oil, till the water content in it is completly evaporated. Keep it aside.
Fry the dessicated coconut till light brown along with garlic, ginger and chilly and keep it aside.
Fry Bengal gram, black gram without oil and keep it aside too.
Grind together the fried coconut, fried bengal gram, fried black gram and fried chilles together.
Add tamarind pulp, ridgegourd, salt into the ground mixture and grind once more.
Finally, add coriander leaves and curry leaves and grind coarsely once more.
Remove the chutney to a glass or ceramic bowl.
Garnish with sauted mustard seeds and curry leaves.
:- Serve with idli, dosa and chappathi. :- For diabetic and B.P patients avoid coconut and reduce oil.

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Response (3)

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Bees January 4, 2007

Oh this was ultimate! I liked this chutney a lot. Should try recipe. Goes good with hot rice and it was something very different!!!!

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Shylu September 1, 2005

This chutney was something very different. i like it a lot. Its good with hot plain rice. Should try receipe

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ciju June 3, 2004

dont forget to try to out this chutney ridge gourd is same as chinese okra