Bharawan Mirch Achar (Stuffed chilli pickle)

Ingredients:

1. Ten Large chilies (poppla mirch)
2. Two Tbs Brown mustard seed powder (Rye powder)
3. Two Tbs coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
4. One Tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi powder)
5. Pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
6. One Tbs Fennel seeds powder (Saunf powder)
7. Salt to taste
8. Two Tbs mustard oil

Method:

• Wash and wipe the chilies.
• Cut from the top and deseed the chilies.
• Put 1 Tbs oil in pan and heat till it steams.
• Add powdered asafoetida and turmeric powder, sauté for 1 minute.
• Add the remaining ingredients except chili, sauté for 2 minutes.
• Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
• Fill this mixture in the deseeded chilies with back of spoon/thin spatula.
• Put the stuffed chilies into jar.
• Heat the remaining 1 Tsp oil and let it cool, pour it over the stuffed chilies.
• The spicy hot chili pickle will be ready to spice up your meals, within 5 days.

Note : Consume it within a month.

Sour Ginger pickle

Ingredients:

1. Two fifty gram Fresh ginger
2. Six Tbs Lemon Juice
3. One and half Tbs salt
4. Half Tbs red pepper

Method:

• Peel and wash the ginger.
• Cut the ginger in fine julienne.
• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Put the mixture in a jar.
• Pour the lemon juice over it, shake well.
• Observe the changing colour of ginger to pink within hour or so.
• The beautiful pickle is ready to be relished within one day.
• It must be shaken at least two times a day.

Note: The salt and pepper quantity can be varied according to your taste buds.

Note: Don’t throw away the leftover skins of lemon after extracting juice. It is used to make a very delicious pickle: Lemon Skin Pickle.

Lemon-Green Chili Pickle

Ingredients:

1. Seven medium sized Fresh lemon
2. Four green chili
3. One and half Tbs Salt
4. Half Tbs Red Pepper
5. Two Tbs Lemon Juice

Method:

• Wash and wipe the lemons and green chili.
• Dice each lemon into four pieces.
• De-seed and chop the green chili.
• Mix all the ingredients evenly except lemon Juice.
• Put the mixture in the jar.
• Pour the lemon juice over it and shake well.
• Pickle will be ready to eat in four days.
• It must be shaken at least two times a day till consumed. 

Note: The salt and pepper quantity can be varied according to your taste buds.

Lemon Skin Pickle

Ingredients:

1. Seven lemon skins
2. One and half Tbs salt
3. Half Tbs red pepper
4. Five Tbs Vinegar

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients except vinegar, in a bowl evenly.
• Put the mixture in jar.
• Pour the vinegar in the jar and shake well.
• The pickle will be ready within five days.
• It must be shaken at least two times a day till consumed.

Note: The salt and pepper quantity can be varied according to your taste buds.