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Kittale sippe gojju | Orange peel relish

By Leena Hegde, Puttanamane

Ingredients A quick look Step by step Notes

Kittale sippe gojju is made with orange peel and served with plain rice. In addition to amazing aroma of orange, this dish tastes tangy, sweet, spicy, and slightly bitter. This is a quite unique, simple, and easy recipe.

Important: While making this gojju it is very important to wash the orange peel thoroughly under running water, and then soak them in salt water for about 30 minutes, if you have not already done so when eating fruit. This is necessary to remove chemicals to certain extent.

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Cool off time

0 Total time

25 mins

Course

Curry

Diet

Vegan, Vegetarian

Difficulty level

Easy

Servings

1 cup

Ingredients

Orange peel of 1 medium sized orange
½ cup freshly grated coconut
2 pieces red chilli (optional)
½ teaspoon coriander seeds (kottambari / dhania seeds)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeerige / jeera)
1 inch or 1 small ball tamarind
1 teaspoon jaggery
Salt as required
Water as required

Cookware / Utensils

Pan
Bowl(s)
Spoon
Coconut grater

Instructions

Wash the orange peel under running water and soak it in salt water for 30 minutes.
Take washed orange peel in a pan and add enough water.
Cook it on a medium flame.
Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan.
Add 2 pieces red chilli, ½ teaspoon coriander seeds, and ½ teaspoon cumin seeds.
Fry them until crisp.
Grate ½ cup fresh coconut.
Take cooked orange peel, grated coconut, tamarind, and fried spices in a mixer jar.
Add water as required, and grind them to a smooth paste.
Take the ground mix in a pan.
Add ½ cup water to mixer jar. Swirl and shake the jar.
Add this ground mixed water from the mixer jar. Mix well.
Add 1 teaspoon jaggery, and salt as required. Mix well.
Cook for 5 minutes while stirring frequently.
Switch off, and serve hot or warm with plain rice.

Step by step guide

How to make Kittele sippe gojju

1. Wash the orange peel under running water and soak it in salt water for 30 minutes.

2. Take washed orange peel in a pan and add enough water. Cook it on a medium flame.

3. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add 2 pieces red chilli (optional), ½ teaspoon coriander seeds (kottambari / dhania seeds), and ½ teaspoon cumin seeds. Fry them until crisp.

4. Grate ½ cup fresh coconut.

5. Take cooked orange peel, grated coconut, tamarind, and fried spices in a mixer jar.

6. Add water as required, and grind them to a smooth paste.

7. Take the ground mix in a pan.

8. Add ½ cup water to mixer jar. Swirl and shake the jar.

9. Add this ground mixed water from the mixer jar. Mix well.

10. Add 1 teaspoon jaggery, and salt as required. Mix well.

11. Cook for 5 minutes while stirring frequently.

12. Switch off, and serve hot or warm with plain rice.

Notes

Adding red chilli is optional as orange peels are spicy. Either you can add a small piece of red chilli for additional flavor or can completely omit red chilli.