Zero Waste Cooking Ideas: While cooking, we often consider vegetable peels as useless and throw them directly in the dustbin, but do you know that these peels are often a treasure trove of both taste and health? Luffa peels are a great example of this, which most people throw away considering them useless but they are rich in fibre, vitamins and many essential nutrients. These elements not only improve digestion but also benefit the body in many ways.
For this reason, people make many types of dishes using ridge gourd peels. These recipes are not only delicious and packed with nutrients, but also help reduce kitchen waste. If you too have been throwing away ridge gourd peels till now, then this article is for you only. Here we are presenting some delicious and easy to make dishes made from ridge gourd peels.
You can make a very tasty chutney from ridge gourd peels. For this, simply wash the peels thoroughly and add garlic, green chillies and cumin seeds and fry them lightly in some oil. When it cools down, add salt, lemon juice and a little curd to it, then grind this mixture to make a soft paste. You can enjoy this chutney with roti or paratha.
Dry vegetable (Bhujia) made from ridge gourd peels is also very tasty. Making it is a very easy and quick task. Finely chop the peels, then heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chillies. Next, add chopped peels and add salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Cook on low flame until the peels become crunchy. This Bhujia tastes amazing when served with roti.
This dish is especially liked during the rainy season. Prepare a batter by mixing the peels with gram flour, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and a pinch of celery. Now, make small pakodas from this mixture and fry them in hot oil. Serve hot pakodas with chutney—you will definitely love their taste.
Kebabs made from ridge gourd peels are a very crispy and healthy snack. To make these, first wash the ridge gourd peels thoroughly and either chop them finely or grind them lightly. Now add boiled potatoes, gram flour or bread crumbs, finely chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, green coriander, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala. Mix this mixture well, make small kebabs from it and shallow-fry them.
