Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney / Beerakaya Thokku Pachadi Recipe

Ingredients:

Skin of 1 large ridge gourds, wash and peel the skin (prepare another dish with the peeled ridge gourd)
Green chillis - 2
Red chilli -3
Split gram dal/minappa pappu - 1 tbsp 
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp 
very small lemon sized tamarind
oil - 2 tsps 

For seasoning/poppu/tadka:

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing
Chana dal -1/2tsp
Urad dal -1/2tsp
few fresh curry leaves
oil - 1/2 tsp 

Method:

1.  Heat a tsp of oil in a cooking vessel, add split gram dal, cumin seeds,red chilli and stir fry for a few seconds till the dal turns red. Remove and keep aside.
2.  In the same vessel, add green chilli and the ridge gourd peels (chop them into small pieces) and fry on medium heat for 4-5 mts. Add the tamarind to it and leave aside to cool.
3.  Once cool, grind the dal,ridge gourd, cumin, green chillis,red chilli, tamarind , salt,  till coarsely ground .
4.  Heat half a tsp of oil in a pan, add seasoning stir fry for a few seconds.
5.  Pour the seasoning over the ground pachadi and serve with hot rice.