Chutney from skin of bottle gourd

This chutney tastes really good and goes well with hot white rice.

Aanapakaaya pottu pachadi (or) Aanapakaaya tokka pachadi (or) bottle gourd skin chutney is made with the skin of bottle gourd.

Preparation time : 20 mins
Serves : 5 to 6

Ingredients :

Skin of bottle gourd : one
Tomato : 2 small
Ginger : 1" piece
Garlic clove : 1
Green chili : 2
Roasted Peanuts : 3 tbsp
Tamarind : one or two pieces
Sambar powder : 1/2 to 1 tsp
Turmeric : pinch
Salt : to taste
For seasoning :
Urad dal : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
Hing : pinch
Curry leaves : one spring

Method :

Take a pan, heat it.
Once hot add tbsp of oil .
Add ginger, garlic, green chili, turmeric fry them a bit.
Now add skin of bottle gourd and fry till skin becomes a little red.
Add chopped tomato, tamarind, salt, fried peanuts.
Cook this till tomatoes become mushy.
Let the entire mixture cool down.
Once cool add sambar powder and grind it with little water.
Take it into a serving bowl
Now take a pan, add a tsp of oil, once hot, add seasoning ingredients one by one and saute them.
Add this seasoning to the chutney.
Serve it with hot rice .
Enjoy your dish :)
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