easy ash gourd chutney | ash gourd peel chutney | kumblakai sippe chutney recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: chutney
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • half cup skin of ash gourd / winter melon / budhu kumbalakai / pumpkin
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp channa dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 3 whole dried kashmiri red chilli
  • small ball sized tamarind
  • ½ cup coconut (fresh / desiccated)
  • ½ tsp jaggery / gud / bella
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • salt to taste

Method

  1. firstly, chop ash gourd and separate skin. you can use ash gourd to prepare ash gourd sambar.
  2. further boil the skin with ½ cup water for 5 minutes or till they turn soft.
  3. meanwhile prepare the masala, by heating oil.
  4. add in 1 tsp channa dal, 1 tsp urad dal and 3 whole dried kashmiri red chilli. saute on low flame till they turn golden brown.
  5. transfer to the blender and allow to cool completely.
  6. also add in boiled ash gourd skin along with water.
  7. additionally, add in ½ cup coconut, ½ tsp jaggery, ½ tsp turmeric and salt to taste.
  8. blend to coarse paste.
  9. finally, serve ash gourd skin chutney along with hot steamed rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.