Pomegranate Tegument In Addition To Ridge-Gourd Tegument Chutney, Meatless Monday

Sometimes the best dishes are those that nosotros come upward up amongst at the spur of the moment. This is i such dish, which is the lawsuit of my impulsive action. Whenever I select abode ridge-gourd in addition to brand something out of it( this fourth dimension it was the ridge-gourd stir-fry0, I salvage the pare in addition to brand chutney out of it. No, I am non beingness cheap. This is a real traditional dish in addition to is used every bit a dip every bit good every bit a side-dish. Not alone is it a rich rootage of fiber, it is swell for digestive health. This fourth dimension when I was inwards the procedure of making this chutney, my eyes barbarous on to a greater extent than or less pomegranate pare that I had dried in addition to had to pose away. See, traditionally, nosotros besides brand pomegranate pare chutney. In fact, my woman rear regularly made it past times grinding together pomegranate pare amongst cumin seeds in addition to pepper corn along amongst coconut, ruby chillies in addition to tamarind. All 3 principal ingredients : pomegranate peel, pepper corn in addition to cumin seeds are soothing for the GI system. So, every bit I was making the ridge gourd pare chutney , I threw inwards one-half of the pomegranate pare that had been dried. I besides added extra cumin seeds in addition to dark pepper corns. The lawsuit was truly, utterly delicious! I would brand this over in addition to over again.

Servings: 8-10

Ingredients:

Dried Pomegranate peel: from 1/2 medium sized pomegranate.
Ghosale sheera (ridge gourd peel): from 2 ridge-gourd.
Coconut Oil/ghee: 1 tsp
Mustard: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Jeera ( cumin): 1 tbsp
Black pepper corns: 1 tbsp
Green chillies : 2
Tamarind : marble size ( if using pulp, role 1/4 tsp)
Asofoetida: pinch
Freshly grated coconut: 1/2 loving cup ( y'all could pose upto i loving cup if y'all wish)
Salt: 1tsp ( conform according to your taste)
Water: 1/2+1/2 cup

Method:

With your fingers, intermission the ridge gourd pare in addition to banking concern gibe for thread similar fibers. Remove in addition to discard them. Wash in addition to Clean the tender pare in addition to continue aside.

In a sauté pan, estrus oil/ghee, splutter mustard seeds.

Then add together curry leaves,jeera in addition to pepper corns.Sauté for 2 minutes.

Now add together the dried pomegranate pare in addition to sauté for 4-5 minutes.

Then, add together inwards the cleaned in addition to washed ridge gourd pare in addition to pocket-sized it for 4-5 mins on depression flame.

Add 1/2 loving cup H2O in addition to allow it gear upward for 5-8 mins.

Turn the flaming off in addition to allow it cool down.

Now add together freshly grated coconut, dark-green chillies, asofoetida, tamarind& tabular array salt in addition to grind inwards a blender to a polish paste. Add the other 1/2 loving cup H2O spell grinding every bit needed.

Serve amongst rice/ dosa/idlis or fifty-fifty inwards a sandwich.

Can move stored inwards an airtight container for upto 1 calendar week inwards the refrigerator.

Cooking made easy:

While making the higher upward chutney, I sometimes add together the dark-green chillies in addition to kokosnoot spell sautéing the ridge gourd pare . Then I allow it cool downwards in addition to grind it amongst other ingredients. This increases the shelf-life of the chutney.

Keeping a chutney handy makes breakfast in addition to dinner easy.

Tip for salubrious living:

Both Jeera ( Cumin) in addition to pepper assist inwards digestion in addition to is helpful inwards counteracting nausea in addition to morning time sickness.Cumin is besides purported to accept anti-diabetic, anti-epileptic, anti-tumor, anti-microbial in addition to immunologic activities inwards the human body. Cumin is besides a rootage of magnesium & iron.

Food for thought:

A practiced caput in addition to a practiced see are e'er a formidable combination! Nelson Mandela