Raw tomato pickle

Ingredients:
Raw tomato - 10 No's

Gingle oil - ¼ cup

Ginger - small piece - chopped nicely
Garlic - 5 pods finely chopped

Turmeric powder- ¼tsp

Red chili powder - 2 tsp
Fenugreek  - a pinch ( dry roasted and powder)
Mustard - 2tsp
Cumin - 1tsp
Asafetida -¼ tsp

Salt as required

Preparation:

Wash tomatoes nicely, cut into pieces. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when it splutters, add cumin, followed by fenugreek powder and asafetida. The add chopped ginger and garlic and saute it until raw smell goes away. Add  tomato pieces, turmeric, red chili powder, salt and remaining oil ad cook on medium flame. Do not add water. When it its cooked well, remove from heat allow it to cool and store it.

Serve with steamed rice.

Note: You can add 1 tsp vinegar to the pickle before you store it.. This is optional.

Apple Pickle

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Ingredients:

Apple - 4

Red chili powder - 3tbs

Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp

Mustard - 1tsp

Asafetida - ½ tsp

Gingely oil – ½ cup

Salt as required

Vinegar – 2 tbs

Preparation:

Wash the apples nicely, peel and grate it well and keep aside.

Heat half of the oil in a pan add mustard seeds and when it splutters add asafetida and give a quick stir.  Now add the grated apple and mix well with the oil. Add the tumeric powder, red chili powder and salt. Add the remaining oil and cook on low flame until apple becomes soft and oil ooze outs. Finally add vinegar and mix well. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool transfer it in airtight container and  store in refrigerator.  

Bitter gourd Pickle/Pavaka Achar

Source: Magazine 

Ingredients:
Bitter gourd - 6
Garlic - 15 flakes
Ginger - Small piece
Green chili - 8
Curry leaves - 3 to 4 twigs
Mustard - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Vinegar - 1/2 cup
Gingely Oil -1/2 cup
Salt as required

Preparation:
Wash  bitter gourd nicely and cut into small pieces. Take a bowl  mix bitter gourd with vinegar & salt and keep it aside for an hour or two.  Then squeeze it nicely and steam it by adding turmeric powder.  Do not boil it for long. Meanwhile chop garlic, ginger and green chili into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, when it splutters add chopped garlic, ginger  and green chilly. Saute it for few minutes and add the steamed bitter gourd  and  oil  and mix nicely. When it is done, remove from fire, allow it to cool and transfer it in a container.

 Note: Mixing salt and vinegar to bitter gourd helps to reduce its bitterness.

Mango Pickle

Ingredients:
Raw Mango – 4nos’s
Mustard seeds – 1tsp
Chili powder -3 tbs
Asafetida – 1 tsp
Vinegar - 2tbs
Salt as required
Oil Gingley oil (sesame )

Preparation:
Wash the Mangoes, wipe with a towel, cut into small pieces and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan & add mustard seeds, when it splutters add asafetida and sauté for a minute or two. Then add the cut mangoes, chili powder, salt and mix well. Add the remaining oil, allow it to get cooked. Stir occasionally. Finally add vinegar, mix well and remove from fire.

Allow it to cool & transfer it in a container.

Lemon pickle

Ingredients:
Lemon – 12 nos’s
Mustard seeds – 1tsp
Fenugreek – 2tsp
Chili powder -3 tbs
Coriander powder – 1 ½ tbs
Asafetida – 1 tsp
Vinegar - 2tbs
Salt as required
Oil Gingley oil (sesame )

Preparation:

Wash the lemon nicely and steam it for 10 mins. Allow it to cool and cut each one into 4 or 5 pieces and keep aside.

Heat some oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when it splutters add fenugreek and asafetida, just sauté for a minute, see that it is not burnt. Then add the lemon pieces, chili powder, coriander powder, salt and mix well. Add the remaining oil and keep mixing nicely. Finally add vinegar, mix well and remove from fire.

Allow it to cool and transfer into a air tight containter.