pickle – Simple home cooking

Fresh turmeric pickle

Ingredients : Fresh turmeric : 3 small Green chillies: 2 Lemon : 2 Salt : to taste Sesame oil : 1 tsp Mustard seeds : 1tsp – take 1/2 tsp and dry roast and powder Fenugreek seeds : 1/2 tsp dry roast and powder Asafoetida : 1/2 tsp Method : Scrape the fresh turmeric andContinue reading “Fresh turmeric pickle”

Lemon pickle

January and February are good months to make lemon pickle when it is available in plenty in India. Ingredients: 25 – big lemons 200 gms – rock salt powdered 200 gms- red chilli powder 2 tblsp – turmeric powder 1tblsp- asofoetida ( hing) powdered 1.5 tblsp- fenugreek seeds ( dry roast and powder) 1 tblspContinue reading “Lemon pickle”

Nellikai ( Indian gooseberry) pickle

Ingredients Nellikai – big ones about 10 in number Salt – 1 tsp Red chili powder – 4 tsp Mustard seeds- 1.5 tsp lightly roasted and powdered Fenugreek ( methi) seeds – 1.5 tsp lightly roasted and powdered Asafetida – a pinch Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Sesame oil ( til oil) – 3 tsp ProcedureContinue reading “Nellikai ( Indian gooseberry) pickle”

Avakkai pickle ( raw green mango )pickle

Ingredients- Raw green mangoes big – 1 kg (6 cups) (available usually in April) Rock salt – 200 grams (1 cup ) powder it. Red chilli powder 200 grams ( 1 cup ) Mustard powder ( lightly roast the mustard and powder it in a mixer grinder)- 200 grams (1 cup) Fenugreek seeds ( methiContinue reading “Avakkai pickle ( raw green mango )pickle”

Vadu manga pickle

Ingredients – Tender small firm green raw mangoes ( available usually in March / April months)Rock salt Chilly powderMustard powder – ( lightly roasted mustard made into a powder ) Vessels needed – Big steel vessel with lid to put the mangoes initially while mixing Barani to put the mangoes after final pickle is madeContinue reading “Vadu manga pickle”