
Peoples' general tendency is to throw the skin of some of the vegetables and fruits. But actually there are lot of nutrients/minerals in many vegetables and fruits. Orange is one such fruit. The skin of orange is also rich in citrus contents and it is healthy for us. So i prepared this recipe by using the skin of orange. This Orange skin thogayal is a spicy and tangy accompaniment for any SouthIndian Main courses.
Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time | 5 mins |
Cooking Time | 15 mins |
Servings | 4 |
Recipe Category | Thogayal |
Recipe Cuisine | North Indian |
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Orange Skin Thogayal |
Ingredients:
Orange Peel | 1 Cup |
Salt | To Taste |
Urdal | 2 teaspoon |
Red Chilli | 3 |
Tamarind | a pinch |
Bengal Gram Dal | 1 Tablespoon |
Peppercorns | ½ teaspoon |
Oil | 3 teaspoon |
Hing | a pinch |
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Orange Skin Thogayal |
Method:
- Peel the skin of the orange and chop it to smaller pieces and wash it thoroughly.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add the oil add chopped orange skin and fry it until it becomes soft and cooked
- Remove the fried orange skin and take it in a mixer
- Now to the remaining oil add urdal, bengal gram dal, peppercorns, red chiili, hing and fry till the urdal becomes golden brown color
- Add these fried ingredients to the mixer along with orange skin, salt and tamarind and grind it nicely by adding little water
- The mouth-watering orange skin thuvayal is ready to serve with plain rice
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Orange Skin Thogayal |