Ridge Gourd Chutney (Heere Kayi Chutney)

Ingredients

• • Ridge gourd - 1
• • Coconut (grated) - 5 teaspoons
• • Red chillies - 2
• • Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Tamarind - lime size
• • Jaggery - a little
• • Salt - as required
• • Curry leaves - a little
• • Oil - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Urad dal - ½ teaspoon
• • Red chilly - 1
• • Curry leaves - a little
• • Oil - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Wash and scrap the ridges from ridge gourd. Cut it in to pieces.
• 2. Cook ridge gourd in medium flame till the ridge gourd becomes tender. Let it cool and keep aside.
• 3. In a frying pan add a teaspoon of coconut oil, urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves.
• 4. Fry all these on medium flame till urad dal turns brown.
• 5. In a mixer add grated coconut, tamarind, jaggery, salt, all fried spices and grind them finely.
• 6. Then add cooked ridge gourd to the same and grind it coarsely.
• 7. Mix well and season with mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilly and curry leaves.