Monday 27 April 2009

Beerakaya Pottu Pachadi-- Ridge gourd skin chutney

Ingredients:-

Berakkaya pottu 3
Green chillies 4
Tamarind little
Garlic 1 pod
Oil 1tbsp
How to make:-
*Peel beerakaya and wash the skin thoroughly

*Fry green chillies and the skin separately.

*Grind green chillies,beerakaya skin,tamarind,salt and garlic.

Serve it hot rice.

35 comments:

Kitchen Flavours said...

I heard about this...But never tasted it....Will give a try...Looks yum...

Varunavi said...

thanx lubna,give it a try:)

Nandini said...

Looks yum, healthy chutney! My FIL 's fav

Pooja said...

Looking yumm varunavi..I add a tomato to it..You know we can make a fry from this too..It tastes good..

Pallavi said...

Nice Blog. I love this pacchadi.. and make it quite often. Thanks for your comments on my blog. I hope you will participate in the event.. :)

Happy Cook said...

Wow i didn't even know we could make chutney with this.
Looks yumm.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Chutney is delectable and yummy... We make it with tomatoes but no tamarind this should taste divine...

srikars kitchen said...

Nice entry.. looks yummy.. my fav pachadi..

Vishali said...

thats a nice pachadi Varunavi....with some dal and rice ...mouth watering!

hope u had a nice weekend.

Pooja said...

This is new to me..Chutney looks great :)

rekhas kitchen said...

aaahhhaaa varunavi mmmmmmm mouthwatering what to say with hot rice and a drop of gheee hummmmmm yum yum

Manju said...

its the second ridge gourd recipe im seeing today...looks mouthateringly delicious!!

Pavithra said...

I luv this very much... Perfect for steamed rice with ghee.. OMG heavenly..

Asha said...

I love this chutney too, instead of just peels, I just add the whole thing after taking out the hard parts!:)

Lavanya said...

hey saritha..memu beerakaya pottu kura chestaamu kani pachadi cheyamu..looks nice..n yummy too :)

Suparna said...

Hi Varunavi,
great timing dear, I have a packet of ridge gourd peel resting in my freezer, I think it's abt time I make something out of it. May I'll make it tomorrow itself :) yup it'll feature in my T&T post sometime :) Thanks a ton for ur version of the chutney.
TC

Priya Sriram said...

Oh you prepare chutney with skin too? How thoughtful!! Great idea Varunavi! :)

Anu said...

Pachadi looks very yummy!

n33ma said...

I love this pachadi!

Priya said...

I do the same but with few sesame sees, i love this chutney much!

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

simple and easy recipe. but won't the skin be bitter?

Pavithra Kodical said...

My mom makes this chutney.It tastes great with hot rice :)

Yasmeen said...

We used to love this chutney back home in hyderabad.Never waste the nutritious skin:)

Varunavi said...

Thanx usha and pooja

Varunavi said...

Thanx Happy cook,ramya,vishali,srikar's kitchen,pooja,rekha and superchef:)

Varunavi said...

Thanx
Pavithra,asha,priya,n33ma, lavanya, Suparna,anu and priya sriram

Varunavi said...

@Mahima no skin is not bitter and u have fry it as well and pavitra thanx:)

Prathibha said...

Even we prepare this at home...:)
After all we,indians dont tend to waste anything simply..

Varunavi said...

@Yasmen welcome here and thanx

Varunavi said...

@Yasmen welcome here and thanx

Vibaas said...

i love the taste of ridge gourd. i make chutney with it, but i used to throw away the peels. didn't know that can be used too.

Le @HC said...

Lovely color and i too make a pachadi with ridgegourd skin with red chillies.. Same pinch, varunavi :).

Uma said...

looks so good and yum!

Varunavi said...

Thanx Prathiba
Thanx vibhaas,try this u will like it for sure
Thanx uma
Thanx Le@HC

Ramya said...

Healthy simple andyummy chutney Varunavi

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