This chutney combines the green vegetable plus protein from daal and makes it a very tempting and mouth watering side dish. You can eat it with idli, dosa or paratha or just take a generous helping with hot steamed rice and a blob of ghee and yummy chutney rice is ready.
5 to 6whole red chilliesyou can reduce as per taste
3tablespoonof toor daal
1/4tsphing powder
Tamarind the size of a small cherry
5 to 6sprigs of coriander or curry leaves
salt 1/2 tsp or as per taste
Instructions
Remove skin of the ridge gourd or u can retain it and cut into cubes. Heat oil in a pan and add daal, hing red chillies and saute for two mins till daal turns golden.
Now add the cut ridge gourd and tamarind and coriander sprigs and salt and saute on high flame for 5 minutes,. It will reduce a bit and water will ooze out of the gourd.
Remove on a plate and cool and then grind in the chutney jar to a smooth paste. Delicious chutney is ready to serve.