Ridge Gourd Chutney Recipe (Heerekai Chutney)

Ridge Gourd Chutney Recipe (Heerekai Chutney) is a healthy and tasty chutney made using ridge gourd pulp and a few other spices.

Ridge gourd is known as Turai in Hindi, Heerekai in Kannada, Beerakai in Telugu, Peechinga in Malayalam, and Peerkangai in Tamil. So if you're bored of regular chutney for your morning breakfast or try to include more veggies for your picky eater at home, then try this heerkai chutney.

Apart from the regular coconut, tomato, onion, capsicum peanut chutney, I prepare this chutney for idli and dosa or chapati. It can be kept in the fridge and used for 2-3 days.

There are many variations for this ridge gourd chutney. Some make this using the ridge gourd peel, only if I get organic, then I make this chutney with the peel. I have used my Mom's recipe. Trust me, you would never know its ridge gourd/heerekai inside this chutney.

Health Benefits Of Ridge Gourd

• Anti-inflammatory Effects.
• Antimicrobial Benefits.
• Allergy Protection.
• Helps In Weight Loss.
• Digestive and Liver Benefits.
• Regulates Sugar Levels.
• Boosts The Immune System.

How to Make Ridge Gourd Chutney

Keep all the ingredients ready for making the chutney.

Take a pan, and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add urad dal and fry till they turn light brown.

Then add green chilies, garlic, tamarind, saute for another 1 minute, and put it in a blender.

Now fry chopped ridge gourd in half a teaspoon of oil until it turns light brown, and keep aside until it cools down.

Then grind together everything, along with salt, jaggery to a coarse or smooth paste according to your preference. [Note: My mom makes it coarse every time.]

Add the tempering to the chutney and serve with idli, dosa, rice, or roti.

Tips & Variations

• Urad dal gives thick consistency to the chutney. You can replace urad dal with Chana dal for this recipe.
• Don't add any water to grind, the moisture from the veggies is enough to grind.
• You can replace green chilies with red chilies.
• Only if you get Organic ridge gourd, use the peel else, try to avoid adding it since there are chances of pesticides on the peel.
• Use organic ingredients wherever possible.

More Chutney Recipes

• Onion Tomato Chutney
• Coconut Chutney
• Peanut Chutney
• Raw Mango chutney
• Walnut Chutney
• Mint Peanut Chutney
• Onion Chutney

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