Pomegranate Peel Tambli

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	5 min
Total time	10 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 3 inch piece dry pomegranate peels
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ cup grated coconut (fresh / desiccated)
• ½ cup yoghurt / curd
• 1 tsp oil

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seasoning:

• 1 tsp ghee / coconut oil
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• pinch asafoetida/hing
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 - 2 red chilli
• few curry leaves (optional)

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Instructions

1. add oil, pomegranate peels, pepper and cumin seeds to a pan and fry them till the peels become crisp.
2. in a blender add grated coconut and fried pomegranate mixture.
3. make it a fine paste and add some salt.
4. add the grounded masala to yoghurt or curd.
5. for seasoning use ghee or oil in a pan. add hing, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli. once the mustard seeds pops then turn off the heat.
6. add the seasoning over the pomegranate peel raita / tambuli and mix it well. serve with plain rice.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• pomegranate peels can be easily sun dried by cutting the pomegranate skin into 1 inch and than keep them under sun to dry. the peels becomes dry and hard and are now ready to use.
• optionally, you can keep pomegranate peels in oven till it become hard.