Bottle Gourd Peel Chutney Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Bottle Gourd Peel Chutney recipe, we need to fry the ingredients

Step 2: Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and urad dal

Step 3: Once the  mustard seeds  begin to sputter,  add red chillies and asafoetida

Step 4: Fry them for about 10 seconds and keep it aside

Step 5: This is the tempering for the chutney half of which will be added to the chutney while grinding and other half will be added on top after the chutney is ground

Step 6: Again heat oil in the same kadai, add green chillies, coriander leaves,chopped tomatoes and chopped bottle gourd

Step 7: Add turmeric powder and salt

Step 8: Add little water and cook till the bottle gourd softens

Step 9: Allow this to come to room temperature

Step 10: Combine all these ingredients to a blender jar along with red chillies, half of tempering and tamarind

Step 11: Blend it to a coarse paste

Step 12: Add water if necessary

Step 13: Season it with the rest of the tempering mixture

Step 14: Serve Bottle Gourd Peel Chutney along with Homemade Soft Idlis or Crisp Ghee Dosa for your morning breakfast