THAYIR NELLIKKAI OORUGAAI / AMLAS PICKLED IN DAHI /GOOSEBERRIES PICKLED IN CURD

Here is a healthy and tasty pickle that has very little oil in it and can be prepared very in a couple of minutes...

It is loaded with the goodness of Vitamin C and other nutrients...

INGREDIENTS

• GOOSEBERRIES(AMLA)-10 -12
• CURD-1/2 LITER
• GREEN CHILLIES-15
• MUSTARD SEEDS-1 TEASPOON
• FENUGREEK SEEDS-1 TEASPOON
• ASAFOETIDA POWDER-1/2 TEASPOON
• OIL_2 TEASPOONS
• SALT TO TASTE

METHOD

• Boil the gooseberries for a few minutes.
• Drain and separate the segments from the seeds.
• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Splutter the mustard seeds and fry the fenugreek seeds till reddish and add the green chillies .Sautee for a minute.

• Remove from heat. Cool.
• Now add the mixture to beaten curd with the required salt to taste.

• Leave the mixture for a few days till the curd sours.
• Now it is ready to eat.
• Store it in a refrigerator and use it up to 2 weeks.

SWEET MANGO PICKLE

Here is a traditional hot and sweet mango pickle - a must in any North Indian meal...

It tastes great with rotis ,puris or any rice.

INGREDIENTS

• RAW MANGO CUBES-2 CUPS
• TURMERIC POWDER-1/4 TEASPOON
• SUGAR-1 CUP
• POWDERED JAGGERY-1 CUP
• SALT TO TASTE(APPROX 1 1/2  TEASPOON)
• CHILLI POWDER-2 TABLESPOONS
• FENUGREEK SEEDS-1 TABLESPOON
• MUSTARD-1 TEASPOON
• SESAME SEEDS-1 TEASPOON
• CORIANDER SEEDS-1 TEASPOON
• ASAFOETIDA POWDER -1/2 TEASPOON
• OIL- 1 TABLESPOON

METHOD

1. Wash and pat the raw mangoes dry.Remove the peel and cube them.
2. Coarsely powder the coriander seeds,fenugreek seeds,mustard seeds and sesame seeds in a mixer.
3. Roast them in hot oil. Cool.
4. Mix the mangoes with turmeric,salt,chilli powder,sugar and jaggery and leave them aside for 6 - 8 hours or till the sugar is dissolved.
5. Now ,heat a pan and cook the mango mixture over very low heat  till the sugar reaches  2 string consistency.
6. Now add the coarsely powdered masala and asafoetida powder.
7. Mix well.
8. Cool.
9. Store in sterile containers.

# Make sure you do not over cook or else the sugar syrup will start crystallising.