Gherkin's Goan Style Pickle
By: Usha Chowdhary Gupta
Published: Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 5:41am

Ingredients




20 gherkins, (Tendils),
salt to taste
make a paste
12 Use whole red chillies (kashmiri chillies),
10 cloves of garlic,
A small piece of ginger,
1/8 teaspoon fenugreek seeds,
5 tablespoons vinegar,
1/2 tablespoon turmeric,
2 tablespoons sugar,
1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur)
MAKE A TEMPERING:
5 tablespoons oil,
1 teaspoon mustard seeds

Preparation

1 Wash and wipe gherkins, make a slit along length of each. 2 Slice gherkins into vertical fours. 3 Place all gherkins, sprinkle salt on them. 4 Keep aside and leave it for an hour. 5 Drain the water. In a mixer jar grind all the spices using vinegar, 6 To a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan add the mustard seeds then add 7 The spice paste and fry the spice paste over low heat for a minute. 8 See the spice mixture does not burn. 9 Stir in sugar and add the tendlis, cook till just tender. 10 Store in a glass jar..

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tangy, tasty..