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Gongura Pickle

Gongura Pickle 

 

Ingredients:

Gongura leaves    –   450 g
red chilli powder  –  1/2 cup
salt                        – 1/4 cup adjust to your taste
tamarind pulp       –  1 tbsp
garlic cloves         –  10
oil                         –  1/2 cup

For powder

Coriander seeds   –   1 tbsp
fenugreek seeds   –   1/2 tsp

For tempering

mustard seeds      –   1  tsp
urad dhal             –    1 tsp
cumin seeds         –    1 tsp
red chillies           –    3
curry leaves          –  few
hing                       –  1 tsp
turmeric                –  1 tsp
oil                         –   1/2 cup
 

Method:

  •  Wash and cut the gongura leaves and pat dry it leaving for sometimes.

  • Dry roast criander seeds and fenugreek seeds until a nice aroma comes out.

  • Cool  off  and grind it into a fine powder.

  • In a pan heat oil and fry gongura leaves until it shrinks well and oil oozes out.

  • In a pan heat 1 cup of water with tamarind pulp and allow it to boil for 10 minutes

  • Grind the boiled pulp with the garlic cloves coarsely and keep it aside

  • Again heat 1/2 cup of oil and temper with musatrd seeds,urad dhal,cumin seeds,red chillies,hing,curry leaves and turmeric.

  • Pour the tempering into clean dry bowl
 

  • Mix chilli powder,salt and ground coriander fenugreek powder   to it

  • Add the fried gongura leaves and mix well

  • Mix the tamarind garlic pulp to it and mix well

  • Store in an airtight container

 

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