Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 5 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. Peel from 1 medium sized southekayi or sambar cucumber
2. 1/4 - 1/2 cup grated coconut
3. 1 - 2 red chili
4. 2 tbsp urad dal
5. 1/4 tsp coriander seeds
6. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
7. A small marble sized tamarind
8. 2 tsp cooking oil
9. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for tempering:

1. 2 tsp cooking oil
2. 1 red chili (optional)
3. Few curry leaves
4. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Instructions for making Southekayi sippe chutney:

1. Wash and peel the southekayi or sambar cucumber. Cut the peels into 2cm pieces.
2. Heat a frying pan. Add in oil, coriander seeds, red chilli, mustard and urad dal.
3. Fry until urad dal turns golden brown. Set it aside.
4. In the same frying pan, add 2 tsp oil and chopped cucumber peels.
5. Fry until the peels are brown and cooked.
6. Wait until fried ingredients are cool. Add in coconut, salt and tamarind.
7. Grind until fine by adding required water.
8. Temper it with oil, curry leaves and mustard seeds. Serve it with hot steaming rice or dose.

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