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Ridge Gourd Chutney
Gather all ingredients together first: 2 minutes
Gather all utensils and lay out on counter: 2 minutes
Preparation time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
| Cumin seed |
½ tsp
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| Mustard seed |
½ tsp |
| Oil |
3 tsp |
| Yellow Gram (Split Channa dal) |
½ tsp |
| Curry Leaves |
1 strip |
| Ridge gourd |
2 |
| Red chillies (whole) |
1 clove |
| Ginger |
½ pieces |
| Green Chillies |
2 |
| Turmeric powder |
¼ tsp |
| Asafoetida |
a bit |
| Salt |
to taste |
Recipe:
Peel off the ridge gourd’s skin, de-seed it, then chop it into small pieces.
Heat the frying pan and add 2 tbsp of oil.
Add grated ginger, red chillies, and fry it for few seconds, then add the ridge gourd, salt and cook it for 10 minutes; then grind it to a paste.
Heat the frying pan and 1 tsp of oil.
Add channa dal (yellow gram). Leave it for a few seconds till it turns a little brown, and then add curry leaves, turmeric powder, stirring occasionally.
Add the paste and cook it for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add asafoetida and stir it for few seconds.
Serve it as a side dish with rice/naan bread/roti or with snacks. This chutney can be mixed with plain rice as well. | 
