Snake Gourd Pickle
Ingredients :
| 1. |
Snake
gourd
- 3/4kg
|
| 2. |
Red chilli
powder - 1dsp
Thinly sliced
ginger - 1tsp
Small size garlic flakes - 6nos
Mustard
- 1tsp
Fenugreek
- 1/2tsp
|
| 3. |
White
vinegar
- 1/2cup
|
| 4. |
Gingelly
oil
- 1/4cup
|
| 5. |
Mustard
- 1dsp
|
| 6. |
Turmeric
powder - 2tsp
|
| 7. |
Finely chopped onion - 2cups
|
| 8. |
Small size garlic flakes - 1dsp
|
| 9. |
Thinly sliced
ginger - 1/2dsp
|
| 10. |
Vinegar
- 1/4cup
Sugar
- 1dsp
Fried and powdered cumin seeds - 2tsp
Salt
- to taste
|
Method :
Clean the snake gourd and remove the portion inside
it. Cut it into small pieces and steam. Fry the snake gourd pieces in refined groundnut
oil till crispy. Don't use this oil for the preparation of pickle.
Finely grind the 2nd ingredients with 1/2cup
vinegar. Season the mustard in 1/4cup of gingelly oil. Sauté
the turmeric powder and chopped onion until the colour changes to
reddish brown. Mix the ground masala with some water and pour this to the pan. Sauté
well till the oil seperates. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for a
while. After that add vinegar, sugar, powdered cumin and salt and remove
from fire. Add the fried snake gourd into it and mix well. Oil should be
seen on top of the pickle. When cool, keep
it in a bottle.
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