My friend’s MIL makes excellent Mango Pickle and we eat it everyday. Finally last year when I purchased the mangoes I requested her for the recipe. I followed the recipe (for once) and waded through the masala very quickly and forgot that it is almost over.
Then one day since I had promised one of my friend’s some pickle I found that I was running short of the masala! So, the Mad Scientist that I am, I added one more pickle masala, this time Shanta’s, which was lying in the freezer.
To my surprise the first person who came to tell me that the pickle was suuuperbbbbbbbbb, was my elder daughter, Apeksha. So this time I have made the masala by mixing both the masalas.
The best part of this masala is you can save in an airtight container throughout the year.
Ingredients:
½ kg chilli powder ( I used ½ kashmiri and ½ badgi chilli powder)
½ cup (heaped) red mustard
2.5 grms Shankar chaap hing/asafoetida
1 level teaspoon methi/fenugreek
1 ½ level tsp pepper
A little oil
½ teaspoon haldi/turmeric powder
Method:
1. Heat the oil and fry the hing/asafoetida till you get a nice aroma. Drain well and remove from the kadhai.
2. Next fry the methi/fenugreek taking care that they do not turn brown. Drain and remove from the kadhai.
3. Fry the pepper till you get an aroma, again drain and remove.
4. Put the mustard in the mixer and pulse.
5. Add all the other fried ingredients and grind with a little salt fine powder.
6. Mix the powder with chilli powder and haldi/turmeric.
7. Store .
Here I have made carrot pickle where in I have grated carrots, added masala, salt, lime and a little oil in which mustard spluttered.
Pushpa says
Delicious masala for the pickle.
Umm Mymoonah says
Lipsmacking recipe, this is definitely in my list to do.
Satya says
thanks for sharing such a wonderful n very useful recipe
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savitha ramesh says
very unique pickle.Awsome effort
divya says
mouthwatering and tempting pickle...
Priya says
SPicy pickle masala looks super colourful..
Torviewtoronto says
looks delicious lovely colour
Sushma Mallya says
Nice recipe,ill try this soon...
Mythreyi says
I usually do carrot pickle with small pieces. Grated Carrot sounds like a nice Idea. Would be a good companion for curd rice.
Good one Archana!
Rev says
Hey this looks so tempting. I now know how to use the carrots lying in the ref. Your space is also very interesting.
following u now 🙂