Dates pickle

Dates pickle

As Onam is getting nearer I would like to share with you a pickle recipe using fresh dates. Why don’t you make this sweet, tangy and hot pickle for this Onam?  This delicious pickle will be a hit for sure!

 

 

Ingredients

• Fresh dates (washed, wiped, seed removed and cut into 6)-2cups

• Green chilies (slit)-4

• Garlic -1 pod

• Ginger (julienne)-2tbsp.

• Curry leaves-2 sprigs

• Kashmiri chilie powder-2 ½ tbsp.

• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp.

• Fenugreek powder- ¼ tsp

• Asafoetida powder- ¼ tsp.

• Vinegar – 3 tbsp.

• Water -1 cup

• Mustard-1tsp

• Gingelly oil-2tbsp.

• Salt to taste

 

Method

• Heat oil in an iron kadai and splutter mustard seeds.

• Add ginger, garlic, green chilies and curry leaves and sauté till it starts to change its color.
  
  
• Switch off the stove and add all the powdered masalas and switch the stove on again to a low flame.

• Stir for about 3 mins (till the raw smell is gone).

• Now add vinegar, water and salt and allow it to boil.

• Add the dates stir well and switch off the stove.

Note: - Do not allow the dates to cook too much as the crunchiness will be gone.

The amount given here will be good enough to fill a 300ml jar.
It will stay in the fridge for 2 weeks without getting spoiled.