Orange Peel Chutney

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Orange Peel Chutney – A delicious and flavourful chutney with the Orange peel. It goes well with Idli and Dosa. 

We eat oranges and through away the outer skin. Ever wondered, trying out excellent chutney out of it? Believe me, this taste delicious. This chutney is full of orange flavor. The ingredients which combine along with orange peel will enhance the flavour and taste. Next time, when you buy oranges, don’t forget to try this Orange Peel Recipe. This can be served with idly, dosa or rice. Do try it and let me know how it turned out for you. You can pair this simple Orange Peel chutney with Rava Dosa or Instant Wheat Dosa also. Other interesting recipes – Coconut chutney, peerkangai thol thuvayal.

This Post was first published on March, 2018. Now it has been updated in April, 2019 with more details.

How to make Orange Peel chutney

1. Wash the outer the skin of orange well. Tap it in a kitchen towel. Peel the skin and chop it into small pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the orange peel in medium flame for 5 mins or till it becomes soft. Remove it from the pan.
3. In the same pan, with the remaining oil add Bengal gram and urad dal. Fry till it turns golden.
4. Add shallots and tomato. Fry it till turns soft.
5. Add tamarind paste and coconut. Give a nice stir. Let the mixture cool.
6. Add fried orange peel and the onion – tomato mixture to a mixer-grinder. Add little water and grind it to a fine paste.
7. Temper the chutney with ingredients mentioned “for tempering”.
8. Serve orange Zest Chutney with idly, dosa or rice.

Orange Peel chutney

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5 from 1 vote

Orange Peel Chutney

A Delicious Orange Flavoured Chutney

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: orange peel chutney, Orange zest chutney

Servings: 4

Calories: 147kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Orange Peel from 1 orange
• 5 Shallots
• 1 Tomato small
• 3 tbsp Grated coconut
• 2 tsp Bengal gram
• 2 tsp Urad dal
• 2 or 3 Dry red chilies
• 1 tsp Tamarind extract
• Salt – as required
• 2 tsp Oil – 2 tbsp

For tempering:

• 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Split Urad dal
• 1/4 tsp Bengal gram
• 5 Curry leaves
• 2 tsp Oil

Instructions

How to make Orange Peel Chutney

• Wash the outer the skin of orange well. Tap it in a kitchen towel. Peel the skin and chop it into small pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the orange peel in medium flame for 5 mins or till it becomes soft. Remove it from the pan.
  
• In the same pan, with the remaining oil add Bengal gram and urad dal. Fry till it turns golden.
  
• Add shallots and tomato. Fry it till turns soft.
  
• Add tamarind paste and coconut. Give a nice stir. Let the mixture cool.
• Add fried orange peel and the onion – tomato mixture to a mixer-grinder. Add little water and grind it to a fine paste.
• Temper the chutney with ingredients mentioned “for tempering”.
• Serve orange Zest Chutney with idly, dosa or rice.

Notes

• Frying the Orange peel well is the key to avoid bitterness

Tips:

• Frying the Orange peel well is the key to avoid bitterness

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