Orange Peel Pachadi Recipe - Orange Skin Relish Recipe - WASTE NOTHING!

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Recently i have been buying and using oranges a lot. I use their juice and throw away their skin. Suddenly i thought why not use their skin in a dish and create a pachadi or a relish. I have seen mom using citron in a pachadi which we call as narthangai pachadi. She chops the skin as well in that. I decided to treat the skins just like it and make a sweet, sour and spicy pachadi. When i made it and tasted it, it was delicious. So yummy.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Preparaion Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

Orange Skin from 2 oranges chopped finely
Green chillies – 2 chopped
Oil – 2 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1 tsp
Curry leaves a sprig
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Tamarind – 1 small lemon size
Water – 1 cup
Jaggery / Sugar – 1/4 cup or to taste

Method:

Start by soaking tamarind in 1 cup of water.

Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard seeds and urad dal. let them sizzle. Now add in curry leaves and mix well.

Add in oranges and chillies and saute for 5 mins. .

Now add spice powders and salt. Mix well.

Pour tamarind water and mix well.

Now simmer the pot and cook till oranges are cooked. It will take around 8 to 10 mins.

Now add in jaggery and mix well. Cook this for 5 to 7 mins till it thickens..

Serve.

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