pomegranate peel tambli recipe | pomegranate peel raita

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: side
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 3 inch piece dry pomegranate peels
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ cup grated coconut (fresh / desiccated)
  • ½ cup yoghurt / curd
  • 1 tsp oil

seasoning:

  • 1 tsp ghee / coconut oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • pinch asafoetida/hing
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 - 2 red chilli
  • few curry leaves (optional)

Method

  1. add oil, pomegranate peels, pepper and cumin seeds to a pan and fry them till the peels become crisp.
  2. in a blender add grated coconut and fried pomegranate mixture.
  3. make it a fine paste and add some salt.
  4. add the grounded masala to yoghurt or curd.
  5. for seasoning use ghee or oil in a pan. add hing, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli. once the mustard seeds pops then turn off the heat.
  6. add the seasoning over the pomegranate peel raita / tambuli and mix it well. serve with plain 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.