Aratithokkala Podi/Plantain Peel(Raw Banana Peel) Spice Powder and Chutney for Idli,Dosa and Rice(Oil Free)

Thank you Priya Mitharwal for trying to guess the recipe ,it is partially a chutney but mainly a delicious spice powder with the plantain peels.I wanted to try something different from the chutney's and ended up making this new combination.Earlier ,too I made chutneys with plantain peels and they are very unique(Recipes here and here).I can definitely say that this is the first time anyone in the food blog world has come across this one of a kind delicious,healthy and oil free spice powder and chutney made with plantain peels.

Today I am presenting to you 2 delicious dishes from same ingredients.We all relished them and hope you would too.

Firstly,let us see how this delicious spice powder with plantain peels is made------

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain Peels.............................from 2 plantains/raw bananas steamed

Dhalia/Putnala Pappu.................1/2cup

Coconut Pieces.........................5(fresh or frozen 2inch size)

Green Chillies............................6(to taste,the chillies I used are not very spicy)

Garlic Cloves............................2

Salt...........................................to taste

Preparation :

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Clean the plantains,remove the tips and pressure cook the plantains with the peel for 2 whistles.Once the pressure is off take the plantains out from the cooker and remove the peel.(You can use the plantain pulp for making your favorite curries).In this recipe we use only the peel.

Let the peels cool down and cut them into small pieces.Place a pan on the stove on medium-high heat and add the cut peels to it and keep stirring them till they become dry.

Once the peels are almost cooked, add the slit green chilly's and garlic cloves and keep stirring till the raw smell in them is gone.Now switch off the stove and add the dhalia/putnala pappu/gulla senagapappu to the hot pan with the peels.Also add coconut pieces to the pan.

Once the heat is reduced and just warm,transfer the ingredients to the blender/mixie jar and add required salt and grind or pulse to make a delicious powder.

Remove the powder into a contianer and enjoy it with warm rice and ghee or as a side for idli and dosas.

Plantain Peels Spice Chutney

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Seconly,another variation for the Dry Plantain Spice Powder is the Wet Chutney with the same powder.

If you like to have this spice powder as a wet chutney instead of dry one for the tiffins like idli,dosa and upma, try this variation.

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain Peel Spice Powder....................1 cup

Yogurt...................................................1/4cup

Tamarind Paste......................................1tsp

Water....................................................as needed

Cilantro..................................................handful

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil...................................2tsp

Red Chilly....................................1 small piece

Mustard Seeds............................1/2tsp

Urad Daal...................................1tsp

Asafoetida/Hing..........................pinch

Curry Leaves..............................few

Preparation :

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Add the Plantain Peel Spice Powder to the blender along with yogurt , tamarind and cilantro and give it a nice whip.Once the blend is ready you can use it as is or add water and blend it to the right consistency you like.Transfer the chutney to a bowl.

Now place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add oil to it.Once the oil heats up add the seasoning ingredients to it and wait till the seeds splutter,add hing and switch off the stove.

Now tranfer the seasoning to the bowl of chutney and serve it with your favorite tiffins.

Note :

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1) Instead of using water you can add little more yogurt to the chutney.

2) To make the chutney completely oil free you can avoid adding seasoning to it.Choice is yours.

3) Do try it and you will really love it.

Dondakaya Pachadi/Tindora(IvyGourd) Chuntey

To all Tamil Friends/Vistors of Sumadhura :

 இனிய  தமிழ்  புத்தாண்டு  நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்  

Now coming to the recipe posted........Ivygourd/Tindora/Dondakaya Chutney is very easy to make and delicious to taste.This chutney tastes good with rice,roti,paratha,dosas and idly too.Let us see how this chutney is made------

Main Ingredients :

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Dondakaya/Tindora.................2cups(cleaned & cut)

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil.........................6tsp

Chana Daal.......................2tsp

Urad Daal.........................2tsp

Mustard Seeds.................1/2tsp

Cumin Seeds....................1tsp

Methi Seeds.....................4

Garlic Cloves...................3

Dry Red Chilly.................2

Tamarind Paste................2tsp

Turmeric..........................1/8tsp

Asafoetida/Hing...............1/8tsp

Salt..................................to taste

Preparation :

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Place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add oil to it.Once the oil heats up add chanadal,uraddal,mustard,cumin,red chilly,methi seeds and garlic cloves to the hot oil.

Once the seasoning ingredients are golden in color and start to splutter add hing and remove the seasoning ingredients into a bowl.

To the remaining oil in the pan ,add the cut tindora and turmeric.Cook covered till the rawness in the tindora is gone.Don't forget to stir in between.

Once the tindora is cooked switch off stove and add tamarind paste to the hot tindora.

Once the tindora is cooled,transfer it to the blender along with tamarind paste.Add the fried seasoning ingredients(save a little for later) and salt to the tindora and blend well.

Remove the blend chutney into bowl and add the rest of the seasoning to it.Delicious Dondakay/Tindora Chutney is ready to be served.

Tomato & Bottlegourd(Lauki) Peel Chutney/Tomato & Sorakaya(Anapakaya) Pottu(Thokkala) Pachadi

This is yet another delicious and healthy chutney that can be enjoyed with warm rice and ghee or as a side for dosa,idli and rotis/chapatis/parathas.This chutney is very easy to make and delicious to taste.

Let us see how this delicious chutney is made---------

Main Ingredients :

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Bottlegourd Peel...................from 1medium sized bottlegourd(cleaned and cut)

Tomatoes.............................2 medium size(cut into chunks)

Green Chilly.........................3(to taste)

Dried Mint...........................1/4cup

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Sesame Oil............................2tbsp

Red Chilly.............................1(to taste)

Chana Daal...........................1/2tsp

Urad Daal.............................1/2tsp

Mustard Seeds......................1/2tsp

Cumin Seeds.........................1/2tsp
Coriander Seeds....................1tsp

Asafoetida/Hing.....................1/8tsp

Turmeric................................1/8tsp
Garlic Cloves........................2(optional)

Tamarind Paste......................2tsp(to taste)

Salt.......................................to taste

Preparation :

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Place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add 1tbsp oil.Once the oil heats up add all the seasoning ingredients except tamarind,turmeric and salt.Once the seasoning is ready take it out from the pan and keep it aside.Now add the remaining 1tbsp of oil to the pan and to this hot pan add the slit chilly and the cut bottle gourd peel and let cook for few minutes.

Once the peel is cooked a little, add the cut tomatoes and turmeric and cook for few more minutes till done and switch off the stove.Add tamarind to the warm veggies.

Once the cooked veggies are cooled transfer them  to a blender and add salt ,dry mint and half the seasoning to it and blend well.Remove the blend chutney into a serving bowl and top it with the remaining seasoning.

Delicious Tomato & Bottlegourd Peel Chutney is ready to be served.

Note:
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1) In this chutney along with the bottlegourd peel ,I used the soft white pulp with the tender seeds too in the chutney.

2) You can use fresh cilantro or fresh mint instead of dry mint.

This goes to CWF-WF/WV:Tomato Event guest hosted by Sanyukta and started by me .

Swiss Chard Chutney

Couple of days back my friend mentioned that she made a delicious chutney with swiss chard and said that it tasted just like Gongura Chutney/Red Sorrel Leaves Chutney.When I asked her if she could share her recipe , she was very happy to share it with us and here is the recipe in her words.Thank you Sujatha.K for sharing this healthy and delicious recipe with us.

Here is the Swiss Chard Chutney recipe in my friend's word--------------------

Swiss chard has many benefits, it has good iron content and good alkaline nature food, good for sugar regulation, rich source of ani-oxidents and phytonutrients.

Ingredients :

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Swiss Chard ................1 bunch(washed and cut including stems)

Tamarind paste............ 2 tsps

Cilantro stalks.............. handful

Turmeric......................1/4 tsp

Salt..............................as per taste

Red chilli......................as per taste, I put 3 long ones

Seasoning :

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Canola Oil...................3tsp( 1 spoon for swiss chard and 2 spoons for seasoning)

Chana Daal..................1/2tsp

Urad Daal....................1/2tsp

Mustard Seeds.............1/4tsp

Cumin Seeds.................1/4tsp

Asafoetida ....................very little amount

Preparation :

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Heat one tsp of oil and fry the washed and cut swiss chard breifly

Prepare the seasoning: Remove the cooked swiss chard and put 2 more tsps of oil and put all the ingredients of seasoning one after other and let them splutter. Add turmeric in the end.

Transfer the seasoning into the grinder container and add turmeric, salt and cooked swiss chard and cilantro stalks to it and grind it finely. Delicious Swiss Chard Chutney is ready to be served.

Hope you like it.

Sujatha.

Once again thank you for sharing this delicious chutney with us.I will try it soon and let you all know how we enjoyed it and hope you would try it too.

Araithokkalu & Carrot Pachadi/Plantain Peel & Carrot Chutney/Carrot & Raw Banana Peel Chutney

Hello friends,this is an other delicious and healthy chutney that I tried by combining raw plantain peel, carrot and cilantro stalks.It turned out to be very tasty and we all enjoyed it with warm rice and also as a side for chapatis and dosas.Hope you will try it and find it delicious too.

This is how the recipe goes------------

Main Ingredients :

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Plantain/Raw Banana Peel............1 large steamed

Carrot.........................................1 large steamed

Green Chilly................................4(small)

Garlic Cloves..............................3(small)

Tamarind Paste...........................2tsp

Yogurt........................................2tsp

Turmeric.....................................1/4tsp

Salt.............................................to taste

Cilantro Stalks............................handful

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Sesame Oil..............................2tsp

Red Chilly...............................1 large(as per your taste)

Chana Daal.............................1/2tsp

Urad Daal...............................1/2tsp

Mustard Seeds........................1/4tsp

Cumin Seeds...........................1/4tsp

Asafoetida/Hing.......................1/8tsp

Preparation :

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Wash the plantain/raw banana and the carrot under cold water and remove the tips and cut them in halves and pressure cook them for 2 whistles.Once the pressure cooker cools down take veggies out from the cooker and peel the plantain skin and cut the peel & carrot into big chunks and put them into the blender.Also add the turmeric,salt,cilantro stalks,tamarind paste and yogurt to the blender and blend them.

 

 To prepare the seasoning place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add the oil to it.Once the oil heats up add the chana daal,urad daal, mustard and cumin seeds.Once they start to splutter add red chilly,garlic and slit green chilly to the seasoning and fnally add hing and switch off the stove.Now add a little of the seasoning along with garlic and chillies to the chutney in the blender and blend it well.Once done tranfer the chutney into a container and add the remaining seasoning to it.

Delicious Plantain Peel & Carrot Chutney is ready to be served.

Note :

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1) In this chutney I used only the plantain peel not the pulp.

2) This is an other way to use the plantain peel without discarding it as it has lots of healthy nutrients.

3) This chutney is very healthy because we use only 2tsps of oil just for the seasoning.

Kiwi and Cantaloupe Chutney with Indian Flavors

When I made the Ridgegourd Peel-Barley-Moong Dosa , we had the Kiwi-Cantaloupe Chutney as a side/dip for the dosas.It tasted very delicious and we enjoyed this in combination with the dosa.This was the first time I made this chutney and sure would make it again.

Let us see how this chutney is made---------------

Main Ingredients :

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Ripe Kiwi Fruit...............2

Cantaloupe.....................1cup

Green Chillies.................1

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil...........................2tsp

Garlic Cloves.......................2

Cumin Seeds.......................1/2tsp

Mustard Seeds....................1/2tsp

Chana Daal.........................1tsp

Urad Daal...........................1tsp

Red Chilly...........................1

Asafoetida...........................pinch

Curry Leaves.......................few

Paprika Powder...................1/2tsp

Salt......................................to taste

Preparation :

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Take peeled ripe kiwi and cantaloupe with chilly in the blender jar and blend it till smooth.

Add fresh garlic and blend it till smooth and transfer the kiwi-cantaloupe chutney to a bowl.Add salt .

Now place a pan on the stove on medium high heat and add oil.Once it heats up add all the seasoning ingredients except salt and wait till the seasoning is done and switch off the stove.Now add paprika to the hot seasoning.

Transfer the seasoning to the bowl of chutney and mix well so that the flavors of the seasoning blend in with the chutney.

Delicious Kiwi and Cantaloupe Chutney is ready to be served as a dip for dosas or rotis.Can also be used as a spread on toast.

Note :

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1) I would make this chutney again except that next time I will not use very ripe cantaloupe.Instead I would use the firm and just ready to eat cantaloupe for this chutney.(If very ripe it gives too much sweetness to the dish).

Mint Coconut Chutney

This is a very healthy and delicious chutney with mint.Coconut and mint make a tasty combination.This is very healthy and quick to make as well.

Let us see how this delicious chutney is made------------

Main Ingredients :
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Fresh Mint.......................1cup(packed)
Coconut...........................1/4cup(packed)

Seasoning Ingredients :
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Canola Oil........................1tbsp
Cumin Seeds....................1/2tsp
Mustard Seeds.................1/2tsp
Chana Daal.......................1tsp
Urad Daal.........................1tsp
Red Chilly.........................1
Asafoetida.........................pinch
Turmeric...........................1/8tsp
Salt....................................to taste
Lemon Juice......................1tbsp

Preparation :
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Pluck the leaves from the mint stalks and rinse them in cold water and place them in the blender jar along with fresh coconut , turmeric , salt and lemon juice and blend them.

For seasoning place a pan on the stove on medium heat and add the oil,cumin seeds,mustard seeds, chana daal ,urad daal , red chilly and asafoetida and fry till it is golden.

Add the fried seasoning to the blender and blend one more time.Keep a little seasoning aside to garnish the chutney.

Delicious Mint-Coconut Chutney is ready to enjoy with hot rice and ghee or can be had with dosa  or rotis too.

Note :
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1) Do not throw the mint stalks.You can make a delicious rice dish with these stalks.Recipe Here.

2) You can adjust the amount of mint,coconut and lemon juice to your taste.

BottleGourd Peel-Broccoli Stalks-Yellow Cucumber Peel Chutney

This is another try that resulted in a delicious end result.Never thought of this combination ever before.It just happened out of the blue.I generally use bottle gourd peels to make chutney and we do eat the yellow cucumber with peel when we make pickle with it and I do use the broccoli stalks too when making the filling for the paratha.

I came up with this recipe because I was having few peels of bottlegourd(sorakaya) and yellow-cucumber(dosakaya) and stalks from 2 small broccoli bunches and none could be used just by themselves. I did not want to throw them and hence this delicious chutney with all the nutrition.Using them all togehter was a beautiful decision and this recipe is a keeper.

Let's see how it is made-----------------

Main Ingredients :

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BottleGourd Peel......................from 1 small  sized bottlegourd

YellowCucumber Peel..............from 1 medium sized yellow-cucumber

Broccoli Stalks.........................from 2 small bunches of broccoli

Green Chilly.............................3

Seasoning Ingredients :

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Canola Oil............................1.5 tbsp

Mustard Seeds......................1tsp

Cumin Seeds.........................1tsp

Chana Daal...........................2tsp

Urad Daal.............................2tsp

Methi Seeds..........................few(4seeds)

Asafoetida.............................pinch

Turmeric...............................1/4tsp

Red Chilly.............................2

Tamarind Paste......................2tsp

Salt........................................to taste

Preparation :

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First rinse the peels and the stalks in fresh water and cut them into small pieces.In the picture right side yellow peels are from yellow-cucumber,in the middle you see cut broccoli stalks and to the left you see the peels from bottlegourd.

Place a pan on the stove on med-high heat.Add oil then add cumin,mustard,chana daal,urad daal,red chillies,methi seeds and hing.

Once the seasoning is fried transfer it into a bowl and add the slit green chillies and cut peels and stalks to the remaining oil and fry them. Also add turmeric and little salt and cook till the rawness is gone.

Once the veggies get tender or cooked switch off the stove and add tamarind paste to the hot veggies.

Transfer the hot ingredients from the pan to the blender jar ,also add some of the fried seasoning to it and blend .Adjust salt as needed(we added some salt while cooking them) and blend one more time.

Now transfer the chutney to a serving bowl and top it with remaining seasoning.

Delicious BottleGourd Peel-YellowCucumberPeel-Broccoli Stalks Chutney is ready to be served with rice,rotis,dosas,idlies,uthappams.Use your imagination.

This goes to Best out of Waste event hosted by Nithu.

Note :
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1) As this is the first time I tried this combination I did not add any other herbs or garlic to this chutney.I wanted to enjoy the original flavors of the dish.

2) If you like you can add cilantro or garlic or curry leaves too.You may even try adding sesame seeds or peanuts too and try it.