A fantastic way of using up the the peel of the Bottle gourd is by making pachadi (Chutney) with it. There are few variations in making this chutney. Today I paired the bottle gourd peel with green chilly, cumin seeds and coconut. A perfect side for roti and rice.
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Bottle Gourd Peel Chutney | Sorakaya Tokku Pachadi | Doodhi Peel Chutney
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)
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Peel of one large Bottle Gourd / Doodhi / Lauki/ Tokku pf Sorakaya
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Fresh Coconut- 2 to 3 tbsps
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Green chilly – 3 or to taste
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Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
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Dry red chilly -1
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Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
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Chana dal – ½ tsp
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Turmeric powder – 2 pinches
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Asafetida- 1 pinch
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Handfull of Coarinder leaves
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Few Curry leaves
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Tamaraind paste to taste
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Oil – 3 tsps
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Salt to taste
Procedure:
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Peel and chop the the skin of the bottle gourd and set a side.
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Slit the green chilly.
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Heat oil in a pan and add ½ tsp of cumin seeds and the green chilly. Sautee for 30 seconds.
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Add the peel of the bottle gourd, turmeric powder and some salt. Sprinkle some water, mix and cover with a lid.. Cook in a low flame till soft.
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Add the coconut and sauté for a minute.
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Turn off the heat.
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Add the tamarind paste and Coriander leaves.
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When the mixture cools down a bit, take it to a mixer, add tiny bit of water and form a coarse paste.
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Do the tempering by heating a tsp of oil. Add the mustard seeds and let crackle. Followed by chanadal, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilly and asafetida. Fry for few seconds. Turn off the heat.
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Add the tempering to the pachadi and check for the seasoning.
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Serve the Bottle Gourd Peel chutney with rice or roti.
Preethi
peel? never heared that the peels could be used. Nice recipe.
Manjula Bharath
wow very very delicious bottle gourd peel chutney 🙂 nice use of the peel looks delicious !!
Sathya Priya
Lovely chutney madhu
Priya Suresh
I think people wont trash those bottlegourd peels after reading this post, delicious pachadi.
Sayantani
thats a new recipe for me. generally we fry the peels with potatoes. looks wonderful.