Orange Peel Pachadi

Orange Peel Pachadi

Orange Pachadi is a South Indian special recipe with sweet, tangy and slightly bitter in taste. This is prepared with orange peel. 

For this pachadi we need to remove the white covering from the orange peel as it gives a bitter taste. Wash and chop the orange peel.

Ingredients:

Orange peel chopped - 1 cup

Tamarind juice - 1 cup (thick juice)

Jaggery - 1/2 cup

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Asafatedia - 1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 2 nos

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt - according to your taste

Method:

# Pressure cook orange peel for 2 whistles.

# In a pan add oil...once heated add mustard, fenugreek, red chillies, channa dal. Let it spluter well.

# Add cooked orange peel, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, tamarind juice. Mix and  let it boil well.

# Add jaggery and simmer the stove.

# It will thicken in 10-15 minutes. Add asafatedia and switch off the stove.

Orange Pachadi is ready to serve. You can store in refrigerator for more than one month.

Do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!