Heerekai Sippe Chutney Recipe (Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney)

Name: Heerekai Sippe Chutney Recipe (Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Karnataka
Ingredients: 2 cups Ridge Gourd Skin (Turai/ Peerkangai) (peel of two Ridge Gourds); null Tamarind lemon sized; 1/4 cup Fresh coconut grated; 3 null Green Chillies; 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); null Butter (Unsalted) to taste; 1 teaspoon Jaggery; 1 teaspoon Oil; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 2 null Dry Red Chillies; 1 sprig Curry leaves

Madhuri Aggarwal

January 10, 2017

14749 Ratings

Heerekai Sippe Chutney Recipe (Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney)

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 20 M|Total: 30 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Side Dish

Cuisine:Karnataka

Heerekai Sippe Chutney is a wholesome chutney that is packed with fiber and nutrition is made from the peel of the ridge gourd. Heerekai or Ridge Gourd is used in a lot of dishes like Tovve (a variety of dal preparation), Sambar, Bonda (bajji), dry Sabzi etc. Every Time we make dishes with ridge gourd, we save up the peel and make this delicious healthy chutney.

Serve the Heerekai Sippe Chutney along with Dosas or even as a side dish along with your main course.

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Serve the Heerekai Sippe Chutney along with Dosas or even as a side dish along with your main course.

If you like chutneys as a side dish with your main course, you must try some of our favorites -

Ingredients

For Tempering

2 cups Ridge Gourd Skin (Turai/ Peerkangai), (peel of two Ridge Gourds)

Tamarind, lemon sized

1/4 cup Fresh coconut, grated

3 Green Chillies

1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

Butter (Unsalted), to taste

1 teaspoon Jaggery

1 teaspoon Oil

1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

2 Dry Red Chillies

1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions for Heerekai Sippe Chutney Recipe (Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney)

To begin making the Heerekai Sippe Chutney Recipe, heat a tablespoon of oil in a Skillet or Kadai. Add the ridge gourd peel and saute till it shrinks in size.

Add the green chillies, tamarind, coconut and cumin seeds to this and saute for a few minutes until you get the roasted aromas from coconut.

Turn off the heat and allow it to cool. Once cooled, add salt, jaggery and grind the ridge gourd peel in a Mixer Grinder along with the rest of the roasted ingredients into a smooth paste. Add a little water get the right consistency of the chutney.

Transfer the Heerekai Sippe Chutney to a bowl, check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste.

In the same kadai that you sauted the peel, heat a teaspoon of oil for tempering. Add mustard, cumin seeds and red chilies and allow them to crackle and roasted well. Finally add the curry leaves and stir.

Add this seasoning to the Heerekai Sippe Chutney and serve.

Serve the Heerekai Sippe Chutney along with Dosas or even as a side dish along with your main course.