Mangalore Cucumber Peel Chutney/ Mangalooru Southe Sippe Chutney

Are you bored of having same coconut chutney /tomato onion chutney ?? 
Here is one traditional recipe which I am going to share with you all today ie Mangalore Cucumber Peel Chutney /"Southe Sooli Bajji"( In tulu , Bajji means Chutney)
In my childhood , I used to finish off my meal with this chutney along with hot rice and spoonful of ghee without touching other available dishes in a meal. This amazing tasty chutney can be prepared at home very easily.You can serve this chutney with any variety of dosa /hot rice.
very easy steps to be followed....
Please try at home and let me know the response of your family :-)

Ingredients :

handful of outer skin of mangalore cucumber 

salt to taste

pinch of turmeric powder

4-5 tbsp of fresh grated coconut/desiccated coconut

1 tsp of oil

1/2 fresh green chilly (optional , adjust the number of dry red chilies if you want to add fresh green chilly)
1/2 tsp tamarind paste

For Roasting:
1 tsp of oil
1 tsp of urad dal
1-3 dry red chilies
1/4 tsp of asafoetida powder

For seasoning:

5-6 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp oil

How To Prepare?

• First wash the cucumber and peel the outer skin.
  
   
• Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, Add cucumber peel and turmeric powder to it. 

•  Saute the peel well until the raw smell goes off and it is cooked well.
  
   

• Transfer the sauteed peel to another plate and let it cool.
• In a the same pan , heat one more tsp of oil and roast all the ingredients mentioned under "For Roasting".
  
   
  

• Transfer the roasted ingredients to another plate and let it cool.
• Once  both the roasted spices and sauteed peel are cool, Add  grated coconut, salt,tamarind, roasted spices and sauteed peel into a mixer jar.Grind everything together into a smooth paste by adding little water.
  
• Transfer the ground mixture into serving bowl.
• Heat one more tsp of oil in  a same pan and prepare the seasoning using the ingredients mentioned under "for seasoning".
  
• Pour the seasoning on top of chutney. Mix well before you serve. [I have taken a photo  before mixing !!]
  

Tips/Notes:

• You can add cumin seeds, urad dal and channa dal as part of the seasoning.
• If you skip green chilly and add more dry red chilies , chutney turns light brown in color.

Thanks so much for going through my recipe . Please do comment and share your thoughts as well.Don't forget to share the recipe  with your friends an family if you like :-)

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