Friday, July 22, 2011

Bottle Gourd Peel Chutney/Sorakayya Tokku Pachadi

Bottle Gourd is one vegetable that I find regularly in Produce Junction (Farmer’s Market). I buy them in almost my visit. This vegetable is rich in fiber and can be used to make curries, sweets, juices. Whenever I make anything with Bottle Gourd, I don’t throw away the peel. I make use of this peel to make Pachadi.




When we were kids my grandmom used to make all kinds of chutneys with vegetables as well as with peels. They used to taste great in rice along with ghee.

Sorakayya Tokku Pachadi is a healthy chutney which is prepared by Bottle Gourd peel, peanuts.

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd peel (cut them into small pieces)
Green chillies – 5-6 no
Garlic – 2 pods
Tamarind – very small lemon size
Jeera – 1 tsp
Peanuts – ½ cup
Salt As Required

Seasoning

Oil
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Urad dal – ½ tsp
Jeera – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – 4-5 no
Redchillies – 2 no
Hing a pinch




Preparation

  • In a vessel on medium heat add 1 tsp of oil and add bottle gourd peel and fry for 5-8 mts still it becomes soft.
  • Add green chillies, garlic and sauté for a min and keep it aside.
  • Roast Peanuts on medium heat and after cooled peel they skin and keep aside.
  • Once cooled grind all the above ingredients along with tamarind, jeera and salt.
  • Add water if required to grind it.
  • For seasoning heat a tsp of oil in a vessel and add mustard seeds,urad dal and jeera.
  • After they splutter add curry leaves, red chillies,hing and stir for 2-3 seconds.
  • Add the seasoning to the grounded paste and serve with rice and dosas.
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32 comments:

  1. A delicious one. I add some bottlegourd too to make it more.

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  2. nice chutney with bottle gourd peel. love it.

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  3. As Suma I add some bottlegourd pieces to add more volume. good to have with rice and ghee too.

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  4. New to me. will make it tomorrow.

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  5. What a wonderful, healthy chutney!!! Nice nuttiness from the peanuts :)
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  6. yummy and interesting idea of mixing peanuts..:)

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  7. Never made this.. Bookmarking it..

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  8. Never tried this... Looks so yum and would be great with dosas...

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  9. Wow!!! Its a delicious chutney.....we also make Lau Baras out of it!!

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  10. Wow...looks so tempting and yummy ...

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  11. Great combo with peanuts.. chutney looks delicious n yummy too!!

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  12. Love the concept!!..next type i make bottle gourd i'll surely give this chutney a try!!

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  13. hmm.. this is a quiky fix.. cool idea.. will not waste the peel from next time .. :))

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  14. I recently received an Andhra recipe book as a giveaway and was eyeing all the delicious pachadi recipes in it. This looks mouthwatering, would pair well with a bowl of steamed rice!

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  15. yummy, healthy and my all time fav...

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  16. Mmmmm....That's an easy and flavorful chutney

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  17. Healthy and tasty chutney... I use the peels to make stock.. this is a lovely idea...

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  18. This chutney looks so creamy and flavorful... must be incredibly tasty with rotis or idles!

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  19. wow, that is such a good one to not throw out the peel and make it into this goodness :)

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  20. INTERESTING CHUTNEY RECIPE...LOOKS SO TEMPTING AND DELICIOUS,,,,

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  21. Edi pachadi new naku,beeraya pottu pachadi chanstanu,soorakay skin toti pachadi first time enanu....

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