Ridge Gourd Skin Chutney

Ridge gourd Skin chutney is a side dish recipe for dosa, rice or idly, tasty and nutritious one made with the skin of ridge gourd. Simple and quick recipe to make. Peel the skin from ridge gourd and use for chutney and use the inner flesh to fry (Poriyal or kadayal). You can also use a small amount of the inner flesh for making chutney. Adding coconut in this recipe is optional. Enjoy this chutney with hot steamed rice with ghee.

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Ingredients

1. Ridge gourd: Use skin of 1 ridge gourd
2. Oil: 2 tbsp
3. Urad dal: 1 tbsp
4. Chana Dal: 1 tbsp
5. Red Chili: 2
6. Curry leaves: 1 sprig
7. Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp
8. Garlic: 2 cloves
9. Shredded Coconut: 2 tbsp
10. Salt
11. Tamarind: 1 gooseberry size

Method

Step 1: Add, 1 tbsp oil in pan, then roast the urad dal, chana dal in medium flame until aromatic and slight color change, then add red chili, cumin seeds, Curry leaves and roast it.

Step 2: Transfer this roasted ingredients in a plate and let it to cool.

Step 3: In same pan, Add another 1 tbsp Oil and then add garlic cloves and saute it for a minute, Next add, Ridge gourd skin and cover it for two minutes and then add required salt and cook it until color change.

Step 4: Mix all ingredients together in mixer with 2 tbsp of grated coconut and tamarind and make a chutney.

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Horse gram Dip | Kollu Chutney

Horse gram (Kollu in Tamil) is a super food with lots of nutrients and health benefits. Horse Gram: A Super Food In Its Own Way. Most people use this for weight loss, Mix horse gram powder with milk or water and drink on a daily basis. Using this super gram we can make, Chutney (Dip), Soup, Rasam, Salad, Make idli, dosa, Sprouted horse gram, Fritters etc. I am happy to share this Chutney recipe.

What does horse gram mean?

Horse gram is one type of beans, Looks like black lentils. Widely used in many parts of India. One of lesser known legumes, It is called as kollu in Tamil, Kulthi in Hindhi, Ulavalu in Telugu. It is used as horse feed, by the name its says. Consumed by humans since ancient times.

How to make Kollu Chutney | Horse gram Dip

This is a super tasty chutney with steamed rice, along with butter or sesame oil. Also a great side dish for idli, dosa. For instant, Quick making, Roast horse gram until aromatic and follow other steps to make this chutney, Otherwise, soak horse horse gram for an hour and boiled it in pressure cooker or clay pot and use for making chutney with roasted small onion, red Chili, coriander seeds, garlic and curry leaves. For sour, tangy taste, use tamarind. If you love to use tomato, you can add, by reducing the amount of tamarind. I tried by adding tomatoes in this chutney, It also gives a super good taste. My mom always loves to use raw small onion in this recipe, It gives a different taste and reduce the body heat, Because horse gram having ability to generate heat in our body. Two ways, Instant roast horse gram to make chutney, or Boil it and use.

Ingredients Required:

1. Horse gram (Kollu) : 150 gm
2. Shallots (small onion): 10 Nos, optionally use large onions
3. Sesame oil: 1 tbsp
4. Urad dal: 1 tsp
5. Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp
6. Coriander Seeds: 1 tbsp
7. Red chili: 2, Adjust depends taste
8. Black pepper: 4 nos
9. Garlic: 2 nos (large)
10. Ginger: 1 small piece(optional)
11. Curry Leaves: 1 sprig
12. Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
13. Tamarind: Small gooseberry size (1 tsp in paste)
14. Salt

For Seasoning

1. Sesame Oil: 1 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
3. Split urad dal: 1 tsp
4. Curry leaves: 1 sprig

Method

Step 1: Soak horse gram for an hour, then pressure cook it with required salt and turmeric powder for about 4 whistle or place in large pot and boil it until soft.

Step 2: In a pan, add sesame oil, then roast, urad dal, coriander seeds, red chili, black pepper, cumin seeds, garlic, curry leaves, then transfer to plate and let it to cool.

Step 3: In same pan, add onions and cook until somewhat soft and let it to cool. If you use tomatoes, add next to onions and cook until tomatoes are just soft.

Step 4: Place all ingredients in a mixer jar with tamarind, required salt and ginger and make a smooth paste. If you love coarse paste, then make it as coarse paste.

Step 5: Transfer to serving bowl, then make a seasoning, Add 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan, once oil hot, add, mustard seeds, after mustard popped, add urad dal and curry leaves and pour in chutney and mix well.

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Mint chutney

Total Time: 20 mins
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Cuisine: Indian
Course: Side Dish
Servings: 2

How to Cook Mint Chutney|Green Chutney ingredients and steps:

Ingredients Required: 1. Mint Greens : 1 bunch 2. Coriander Leaves: 1/2 bunch 3. Oil: 2 tbsp 4. Mustard seeds: 1 tsp 5. Asafoetida powder a pinch 6. Chana dal: 1 tbsp 7. Urad dal: 1 tbsp 8. Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp 9. Sesame Seeds: 1 tbsp 10. Onion: 1 11. Green Chili: 1 Chopped 12. Red Chili: 1 13. Garlic: 2 14. Ginger Root: 2 pieces 15. Coriander seeds 1 tsp(Optional) 16. Curry Leaves 17. Coconut 1/2 cup 18. Tamarind half lemon size(or)1 small Tomato 19. Lemon juice of half lemon 20. Salt as required Method: Step 1: Add oil in a pan after the oil gets heated, add in the mustard seeds, then add cumin seeds, urad & chana dals, Sesame Seeds, asafoetida powder saute it until roast. Step 2: Add in ginger, garlic, onion, chili and curry leaves, saute it for a minute. Step 3: Then add, greens and saute it for 5 minutes. Then add, turmeric powder and coriander powder is optional with salt and saute it until leaves cooked. Step 4: After greens, cooked well switch off the stove and then add, coconut and tamarind. Step 5: Cool it and add, all the ingredients in a mixer jar with lemon juice and water and make a sauce. Note: If using tomatoes, add after onions and continue next steps.

A brief table of ingredients and step about how to make a mint and coriander chutney

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Mint is as tasty as it is healthy. The chopped leaves incorporated into a dish to make the most of this herb’s aromatic, flavorsome and digestive abilities. Using this aromatic herbs to cook mint chutney. We can use this as a side dish for samosa, idly, dosa.

This Green Chutney is popular all over the world best side dish. This chutney is a good combination of mint and coriander. This traditional style mint chutney is best combination with steamed rice as well.

Method with Photos:

Wash Mint and coriander leaves with water to remove all dirt and drain excess water. In a hot pan, add oil and then add dals, cumin seeds with sesame seeds. Saute it for a minute.

It will produce nice aroma and dals become light brown. Then add, chopped onions, chilies, ginger and garlic with curry leaves. Curry leaves gives a nice flavor to every recipe in south Indian cooking. Saute it for 2 minutes to get the onions cook.

Mint and coriander

Cumin, urad dal, chana dal, sesame seeds

Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Chilis and curry leaves

After that, add the washed mint and coriander leaves and saute it for 5 mins to cook. Once the greens cooked off the stove and then add coconut and tamarind and saute it. You can skip the tamarind while adding tomato and lemon juice.

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Cool it and then add all in together in a mixer jar with lemon juice and grind it. Lemon juice of half lemon is good enough.

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Mint chutney or green chutney is best healthy side dish. Side dish for famous idli, dosa and vada in south India. This is one of the traditional methods of mint chutney.