Green Dates Pickles
Dates Pickle can be made and kept for the next season.
Ingredients
- ½ kg Dates unripe
- 6 TBSP ChillyPowder
- 1 TBSP Asafetida
- 3 TBSP Fenugreek powder
- 2 TSP Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 5 stem Curry leaves
- 1 cup Gingelly oil
- ½ cup Vinegar
- 1 full Garlic
- Mustard Seed
Instructions
- Clean the dates properly and steam them. Fry the asafetida and grind into powder and keep aside.
- In a deep pan add the gingili oil and crack mustard and fenugreek seeds with curry leaves. Add cleaned garlic and sauté.
- Reduce the heat to the minimum and add all the powder ingredients’, red chili, turmeric, mustard powder, salt and mix them properly.
- Add the steamed dates and mix. Off the heat and add asafetida powder that’s prepared first. Taste the salt and asafetida add more if required
- Boil the vinegar and same amount of water together and add to the pickle and mix well. Add to a glass jar and close properly and keep for a week to two.
- Take small portions to keep on the table in a small glass bottles.
Notes
A Tip:- Kannimmanga/ or small mango pickle is famous in Kerala.The same method and recipe should be used to make dates pickle too. Kannimanga or small mangoes are usually put in a big glass jar in salted water and curry leaves for a month or two and they added to the masala to make mango pickle.
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