Showing posts with label Pickle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pickle. Show all posts

Friday, March 7, 2008

Lime Pickle


Ingredients:

Lemon -10 big size
Salt - 5 tsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 4 tsp
Methi Powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Method:

Cut Lemon into quarters.
Marinate cut lemon in salt & Turmeric for 5 days
Add Chilli powder, methi, cumin powder.
If you want you can season it with oil, mustard seeds and cumin.

Note: Older the pickle better the taste.

Tomato Pickle

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 12 medium size (ripened)
Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Methi Powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Tamarind paste - big lemon size
Salt - 2 tsp
garlic - 4 pods crushed (optional)

Method:

Wash tomatoes and wipe them clean.
Cut tomatoes into small pieces.
Cook until water evaporates.(I usually cook in microwave for 12 min. and then discard the water from them. Then transfer it to the stove top. This way it cooks faster)
Add some tamarind paste, methi powder, cumin powder, salt, chilli powder
Season it with garlic and store it.

Note: Adjust spice according to your taste

Coriander Pickle


Ingredients:

Coriander leaves-- 3 bunches
Tamarind paste -- big Lemon size
Red chili -- 2 tsp (Use it according to your taste)
Cumin powder --- 1/2 tea spoon
Garlic - 6 pods (optional)
salt ---3 tea spoon
Oil - 1/2 cup

Method:

Wash and leave the coriander leaves outside for few hours to dry.
Cut this into small pieces.
Dry roast red chillies and let it cool. Grind chillies to powder.
Take paste of tamarind.
Grind coriander leaves, powdered red chili, cumin, salt, garlic and tamarind paste together.
Put pan on the stove and heat some oil.
Add grounded mixture and cook/fry until raw smell goes or water evaporates.
Season it and store it.