Turai Chutney Recipe-Ridge Gourd Chutney-Dodka Chutney

Preparation time-20 minutes
Serving-8

Ingredients:

• Chopped turai/ridge gourd(peeled and washed)-500 gm
• Split Black lentils (urad dal)-1 tsp
• Split bengal gram (chana dal)-1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilli- 2 
• Tamarind juice-1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
• Cooking oil-1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Turn on the flame and heat a pan, add oil and let it heat.
• Add whole spices,  chana dal, urad dal and fry for a minute on medium flame.
• Add chopped turai/ ridge gourd, turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix it, cover the pan and cook it on medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
• Cook the ridge gourd till it tuns soft or half cooked, keep stirring in between.
• Turn off the flame and let it cool down.
• Put the fried ridge gourd in the blending jar, add tamarind juice.
• Blend it into paste (do not add water), transfer it into a bowl.
• Ready to serve with idli, dosa, rice- daal, sambhar rice etc.