Dates Pickle In Malabar Style
The mild dates pickle is used as an accompaniment for ghee rice and biriyani.
Ingredients
- 250 g Dates whole and deseeded
- 1 1/2 inch Ginger chopped
- 1 pod Garlic crushed
- 2 nos Green chillies chopped
- 1 tbsp Split mustard seeds Kaduku parippu
- 1 tbsp Tamarind pulp Puli
- 1 cup Vinegar
- 7 nos Dry red chillies whole
- 1 tsp Poppy seeds soaked in water, Kashakasha
- 15 g Raisins Unakka munthiri
- 1/2 cup Jaggery grated, Sharkara
- Nutmeg powder A pinch, Jatikka
- 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Salt As reqd
Instructions
- Wash and drain the dates. Slice into halves.
- Grind the red chillies with vinegar to a smooth paste and keep aside.
- Grind together poppy seeds, raisins, jaggery and tamarind pulp to a smooth paste.
- Add the jaggery paste to the previously prepared vinegar paste and stir well.
- Add dates, ginger, garlic, green chillies and and curry leaves. Mix gently.
- To the above mixture, add nutmeg powder, split mustard seeds, sugar and required salt.
- Stir the dates pickle and cover with a tight lid. Keep aside for two days.
- Dates pickle in malabar style is ready and enjoy with ghee rice or biriyani.
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