• 11 years ago
Recipe to prepare "Chilli Garlic Pickle":

Ingredients:
15-20 green chillies
10-15 garlic cloves
1 pinch salt
1 pinch dry mango powder/amchur
For Masala:
4 tbsp fennel seeds
3 tbsp coriander seeds
1-1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp onion seeds/kalaunji
1/2 tsp black salt
8 tbsp mustard oil
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
8 tbsp yellow mustard
1 tbsp salt
For Pickle:
3 tbsp mustard oil

Method:
Take green chillies, and dice them.
Take garlic cloves, and cut each into 2 long strips.
Put them in a bowl; add salt and dry mango powder, and mix well.
For Masala:
Heat pan on low flame.
Add fennel seeds; toss well and dry-roast for around 30 seconds.
Add coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds; mix well.
Add cumin seeds and onion seeds; stir well.
Dry-roast on low flame for 2-3 minutes, until the spices give out fragrance and their color changes.
Let the spices cool to room temperature, and grind coarsely in a mixer/grinder.
Add black salt, and grind again.
Heat oil in a pan.
Put off the flame, and let oil cool a little.
Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and red chilli powder; mix well.
Add ground spices, and mix well.
Add yellow mustard, and mix well.
Add salt; mix it.
Masala is ready.
For Pickle:
Take the mixture of chillies and garlic in a bowl.
Add the masala, and mix well.
Add oil, and mix again.
Chilli-Garlic Pickle is ready to use after 2-3 days of its preparation.

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