Baked Peechinga (Ridge Gourd) Rings

I am introducing ii novel ingredients to this blog, Peechinga (Ridge gourd) as well as Nutritional Yeast. Peechinga is something I convey grown upwards eating, whereas nutritional yeast is something novel that I convey added of late to my pantry. Peechinga, which is known yesteryear dissimilar names inwards dissimilar parts of the world, is from a creeper and is common inwards rural Kerala villages. You tin discovery it equally Luffa or Chinese okra inwards approximately of the Asian grocery stores inwards this business office of the world. In Kerala, the really mature fruits are kept to dry out completely as well as the fiber is used equally a natural bathing scrub. The light-green tender fruits are edible as well as convey a really mild, slightly sweetness taste.  

Now on Nutritional Yeast. During the final catch to my naturopath, she institute out that I convey Vitamin B12 deficiency. Good sources of vitamin B12 are creature products, mainly meat as well as eggs. Though nosotros swallow organic, costless attain eggs occasionally, I could non commit myself to consuming it plenty to brand upwards for my deficiency. The works life based origin that she suggested was nutritional yeast. I decided to give it a try. Nutritional yeast gives a nutty, cheesy season to your dishes as well as thence tin travel a tasty, as well as nutritional improver to your works life based dishes. 

• Peechinga (ridge gourd) - ii pocket-size or 1 medium
• Homemade kokosnoot milk - 1/4 cup 
• Raw almonds or other preferred nuts - a big handful 
• Nutritional yeast - 1/4 cup 
• Garlic - ii cloves
• Red chillies - 1-2
• Sea tabular array salt - equally per taste

• Add almonds to a blender or nutrient processor as well as grind well. 
• Add nutritional yeast, garlic, chillies as well as tabular array salt as well as grind to fine powder. 
• Peel ridges as well as oil peel from the ridge gourd. You tin instruct out the softer peel on. 
• Slice into 1/4 inch thick rings. 
• Make an assembly work amongst the rings, kokosnoot milk as well as almond pulverization on iii dissimilar bowls.
• Dip the gourd rings 1 yesteryear 1 inwards kokosnoot milk, so dip inwards almond powder, as well as suit on a baking sheet. 
• Optionally yous tin likewise drizzle a few drops of kokosnoot oil on each ring.
• Bake at 400 degrees for close 5-6 minutes, flip them as well as bake for approximately other 5-6 minutes. 
• This volition non instruct really crispy as well as  baking it to a greater extent than volition instruct inwards to a greater extent than soggy. 
• Serve warm equally a side dish or equally appetizer. 

This recipe is adapted from http://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/healthy-oven-baked-green-tomatoes/

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