Recipe: Appetizing Ridge Gourd Chutney

Ridge Gourd Chutney. Vahchef is very fond of cooking and her Recipes are very unique and fit for busy women specially working women DESCRIPTION: Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney. Beerakaya pachadi is ridge gourd chutney, one of the most basic and popular chutneys that is prepared in most andhra homes. It can be served with steamed plain rice or chapathi.

It can also be had along with dosas, idlis and puris. Cut the ridge gourd into small pieces. Add oil in a kadai and saute veggies and green. You can have Ridge Gourd Chutney using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ridge Gourd Chutney

1. You need 1 of . Ridgegourd - 1 (Chopped).
2. Prepare 2 of . Channa dal - 1 tbsp.
3. You need 3 of . Urad dal - 1 tbsp.
4. It's 4 of . Garlic clove - 2.
5. You need 5 of . Onion - 1 chopped finely.
6. It's 6 of . Tomato - 1 chopped finely.
7. Prepare 7 of . Green chilli - 4.
8. It's 8 of . Coconut - 2 tbsp grated.
9. You need 9 of . Salt - as needed.
10. You need 10 of . Oil - 1 tsp.
11. Prepare of To Season:.
12. It's 1 of . Oil - 1 tsp.
13. It's 2 of . Mustard - 1/2 tsp.
14. Prepare 3 of . Cumin - 1/2 tsp.
15. It's 4 of . Curry leaves - few.
16. You need 5 of . Red chilli - 1.

Ridge gourd is know as turai in Hindi, Heerekai in Kannada, beerakai in Telugu, peechinga in Malayalam and peerkangai in Tamil. This is a healthy and tasty chutney made using ridge gourd pulp. Ridge Gourd or Beerakaya is a vegetable I haven't seen much in Kottayam. I finally ended up trying this Ridge Gourd chutney with lots of coriander leaves and it came together really quickly and easily.

Ridge Gourd Chutney instructions

1. Wash ridge gourd and peel the sharp edges, chop finely and keep aside..
2. Heat oil in kadai add channa dal, urad dal. Once dal starts to change colour add onion, garlic and green chilli. Once onion done add chopped ridge gourd. Saute until ridge gourd done. Now add tomato. Cook until mushy..
3. When ready to switch off the flame add grated coconut and switch off. Cool and grind to smooth paste with salt. Transfer to bowl.
4. Heat tsp of oil in kadai add mustard, cumin, curry leaves and red chilli. Once mustard done pour this over chutney..
5. Serve hot with Idli or Dosa..

Ridge gourd chutney is one of the easiest spiced healthy dip made with few ingredients. You can skip onions if you do not want to add it. Ridge gourd tastes so delicious that it goes well with white rice. Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney tastes heavenly when mixed with rice along with a dash of til oil. It can also be had along with dosas,idlis,puris, and just about any dish.