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Kumbalanga vattal kondattam

mildlyindian
Sundried spiced Ash gourd or Wintermelon peels.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Sun drying time. 2 days
Total Time 2 days 10 minutes
Course Preserves, Snacks
Cuisine Indian, Microwave, South indian, Winter

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups wintermelon diced peels.
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp red chili powder

Instructions
 

  • Wash the winter melon, remove the peel.
  • Dice the peel and add to a medium mixing bowl.
  • Add the salt, the red chilli powder and the wintermelon peel and mix well.
    Ash gourd peel recipe
  • Spread this a single alyer on a few plates and sundry them for approximately two to three days.
    vattal kondattam.
  • After day 1 the peels will curl up.
  • Dry till the peels move freely and snap when tried to open up the curls.
    winter melon peel vattal
  • Store in an airtight jar till use.

To use the sundried peels.

  • Set the oil to heat up.
  • Deep fry a few of the peels at at time till they are crisp.
  • Drain on to an adsorbent papers.
  • Serve with lunch or with a cup of tea as namkeen.
    wintermelon peel sundried
Keyword recipes from vegetable discards, sun dried recipe
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