Beerakaya chutney

What you will need :

• Ridge gourd skin - 3 cups
• Onion - 1, sliced
• Tomato - 1, chopped
• Urad dal - 4 tbsp
• Red chillies - 8 or to taste
• Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 2 tbsp

How to make it :

• Wash the ridge gourds (beerakaya) and peel and chop the skin and keep aside.
• Take a pan and heat with 1/2 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds.
• When they start to crackle add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, red chillies, urad dal and curry leaves.
• Saute for 3-5 mins or they turn into light golden yellow colour.
• Remove from flame and keep aside.
• In the same pan add another 1/2 tbsp of oil and heat.
• Now add sliced onions and chopped tomatoes and little quantity of salt.
• Cook on low flame till the onions become transparent and tomatoes become juicy.
• Remove from heat and keep aside.
• In the same pan add another 1/2 tbsp of oil and heat.
• Add ridge gourd peeled and chopped skin and little quantity of salt.
• Cook on low flame till the skin become tender.
• Remove from heat and keep aside.
• Allow the sauteed ingredients for some time.
• Then take a mixer jar and add the sauteed ingredients and grind to a coarse paste (don't add too much of water).
• Finally adjust salt and remove from the mixer jar and transfer into the serving bowl.
• Now your easy and tasty beerakaya pachadi is ready to serve :) Serve with steam white rice with ghee or with idlis or Dosa