Kachkola Khosar Chatni / Plantain Peels Chutney

 

 

Hi everybody!

Here's wishing you a very happy festive season!

Hope you all had a wonderful Diwali.
I did try my best to have one.

And did not judge my success on how many savories or sweets I got to make this time.

 We strung little lights all over the house, had friends over and savoured whatever little I could dish up myself.

And decided Diwali is all about having people who love you around you.

I actually did not disappoint myself on the kitchen front.

I did make the very popular Rajastani kachori, went ahead and made a fusion by pairing it with the very Bengali Cholar Dal.

And a spicy rassewali Aloo.

Also had made plain Luchis or Puris.

On the sweet front had Chawal ki Kheer or Chaler Payesh.

And then greed struck.

I snitched some break time from the busy schedule and was going through my reader when Bong Mom's new post caught my eye.

Could not help making those wonderful Besan ke Laddoos ... they looked so tempting.

But more than that the very quick way of making them caught me.

I made them after dinner! ... they are so quick to make.

And tasted awesome! :-)

They are a great life saver , like my Instant Moong Dal Halwa.
Thanks Sandeepa for that. 

In between my trip back home for Durga Puja, coming back, getting caught up with cleaning for Diwali, I did cook and eat too.

But hardly got the time to click and frame a post to share.

But there are times when new things do come up in the kitchen that I so want to share.

Like this chutney.

Made from fresh raw bananas/plantains' peels, this is a great thing to go with any parathas ... especially parathas made with left overs  or Methi parathas.

And you can vary the taste and flavours with the spices of you choice.

Healthy, tasty, ... perfect!

Need

Fresh  raw bananas / Plantains

A few cloves of garlic ( depends on how much peels you have or how strong you like )

A piece of ginger

A small lump of Tamarind ( I used Kokum, you can use lemon juice too )

Salt

Sugar

Some whole jeera

Some whole Black pepper

1 or 2 fresh Green chillies

How to 

Take out thick peels from the plantains.

Take some water in a microwave safe bowl and add some salt and the peels.

 Run in the MW on full power for 1 minute.

Remove and cool.

Put in all ingredients with the peels in a mixer and make a paste.

Adjust seasoning. 

And yes, it is completely oil free.

Serve this tasty dose of iron and fibre with parathas or fritters.

Enjoy !!

You can change the spices to add different flavours to this chutney.