How To Cook These Vegetable Peels Into Something Healthier

Most of the vegetables peels either end up in the dustbin or go straight away in the compost pit. While most of us throw away these peels, considering them to be waste, there is also the high content of nutrition been thrown away with them. Vegetable peels too contain almost an equal amount of nutrition as the vegetables and could provide us an additional dose of essential nutrients.  

Here are some different tricks and tips through which you can create amazing dishes with your vegetable peels:  

Vegetable Stock Or Broth 

The method of making stock and broth is almost the same. While stock is used to prepare sauces and soups, broth can be consumed as it is.  

All you need to do is put in some vegetables like carrot, potato, bottle guard, tomatoes etc. along with their peels in a pot. Make sure you cut the peels finely. Now add water, salt, turmeric, ginger, garlic, and other condiments as per your taste. Now add water and boil it. Stir in between and let it cook for 15-20 minutes. You’ll be amazed by how good it tastes along with being healthy.  

Garnish  

Another unique way of using vegetable peels is by using them to garnish your salads. All you need to do is finely chop your cucumber, carrot and apple peels and lightly mix them together. Now use this mix as a garnishing on top of your salad bowl. This will not only add more colour to your food but would also add to your nutrient consumption. 

Carrot Peels  

You might have heard of potato, onion and brinjal fritters, but have you ever heard of carrot peel fritters? Yes, that’s an actual dish which tastes absolutely amazing. All you need to do is add a cup of besan, egg, salt, pepper, and ajwain in a bowl. Now add shredded carrot peels and mix it well. Now deep fry it in oil and you have your healthy and tasty fritters ready.  

Lemon Peels  

The main use of lemon peels is by turning them into zests. Lemon zest could be used as a seasoning and it gives a tangy taste. It could be added to curries, soups, broths, and salads. All you need to do is grate the lemon peel finely and add black pepper to it. Now spread them on a baking tray and microwave them for a few minutes. This process will remove their moisture completely. Now put it in a grinder and add salt to it. You can also add oregano or other herbs according to your choice.  

Potato Peels  

A unique quality of potato which distinguishes it from every other vegetable is its versatility. Potato can be given any shape and size, cooked with any vegetable, can be baked, fried, boiled, and it will still taste delicious every time.   

Potato peels can be turned into potato chips with a healthy twist. To start with, soak the peels in water for 15-20 minutes and pat dry them. After drying, you can add the seasoning of your choice such as salt, pepper, and oregano. Now instead of frying, bake these chips by laying them on a baking tray and putting inside an oven.  

Chutney  

When it comes to chutneys, experimentation is the key to delicious discoveries. You can add peels of bottle guard, ridge guard, carrot, cucumber peels to your regular chutney mixture. This will give your chutney an additional taste and flavour. It could be eaten with curries, dosa, and idli.  

Not every vegetable peel is suitable for usage in cooking. Make sure you look up for necessary information and the safety factor of consuming that particular vegetable peel. Otherwise, you take help of the above-given options and make something unique out of the waste.  

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