Peerkangai Tomato Chutney (Ridge Gourd Chutney)

#PeerkangaiTomatoChutney  #RidgegourdChutney : #Ridgegourd is a vegetable with outer thick skin and soft edible portion inside. This soft portion inside is used for cooking. The taste is slightly on sweeter side. Sometimes it tastes bitter also and has to be checked before starting to cook. The outer thick skin peels are used for this recipe.

Ingredients :
Ridge gourd peels                                 : 1/2 cup

Urad dhal                                            : 2 tsp
Red chilly                                            : 3 ( adjust )
Garlic cloves                                       : 2
Ginger                                                : a small piece
Tomato                                               : 2 medium size
Oil                                                      : 2 tsp
Mustard seeds                                     : 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves and coriander leaves to garnish.

Method :
Keep a kadai with a tsp of oil on slow flame.
Roast urad dhal and red chilly.
When dhal becomes golden brown transfer into blender.

Now add 1/2 tsp of oil and saute peels.
Close with a lid and cook till the peels become soft.
saute garlic and ginger pieces also for a minute.
Transfer all into jar and allow to cool.

Now microwave tomato pieces with 1/2 tsp of oil for a minute using a microwave safe bowl.

Let all the ingredients come down to room temperature.
Add salt and grind into a smooth chutney.
Transfer into a serving bowl. Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves and transfer over the top of chutney. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Tomato Chutney

#TomatoChutney : Spicy spicy chutney
A very good side dish for Idli and Dosai .

This chutney has been prepared using tomato, small onion, garlic, red chilly, urad dhal [ black gram ], tamarind and salt. 

Red chilly, asafoetida and black gram have to be roasted with little oil. Sliced onion and tomato pieces have to be sauteed or microwaved with little oil separately and allowed to cool down.

Now all the ingredients have to be ground into a spicy chutney adding tamarind pulp and salt.

Preparation Time      : 10 mins

Cooking Time           : 15 mins

Quantity made           : 3 /4 Cup 

Ingredients :
Tomato                              : 1 medium size
Onion( Big )                       : 2 to 3 big size ( diced )
Garlic                                 : 3 cloves
Red chilly                           : 4
Asafoetida                          : 1/4 Tsp
Urad dhal                           : 2 Tsp
Tamarind                            : very small round [ adjust ]
Salt                                     : 1/2 (adjust to taste)
Oil                                      : 3 Tsp
To Temper :
Mustard seeds                   : 1/2 Tsp
Curry leaves                       : 6 - 8
Oil                                       : 1/2 Tsp

Method :
Keep a kadai on stove & add a tsp of oil.
First add red chilly, urad dal [ black gram ] & fry till dhal becomes golden color.
Then add asafoetida then immediately transfer into a small vessel or mixer jar & allow them to cool down.

Now add a tsp of oil and saute onions till it gives out nice aroma & when it slightly starts changing to golden color.
Transfer it into a bowl or plate to cool down.
Then saute tomato in a tsp of oil.
When tomato becomes tender turn off the stove.

Let all the items to cool down to room temperature.
Now grind using a mixer grinder adding salt & tamarind.

Again using kadai temper mustard & curry leaves & pour on chutney.
An excellent side dish for Idli, 

Dosai and Adai [ Pancake ]

Chutney would be much more tastier if its done with 15 to 20 small onions.

If the tomato is of country variety then it is not necessary to add tamarind as tomato itself is sour in taste.



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