Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Dates and Bilimbi (Cucumber tree) Pickle

Ingredients:

  • Dates 50 g
  • Salted dried bilimbi 100 g
  • Ginger paste 4 Tbsp
  • Garlic paste 4 Tbsp
  • Gingely oil as rqd
  • Fenugreek 1/4 Tsp
  • Chilly pdr 3 Tbsp
  • Turmeric 1/4 Tsp
  • Water 1 1/2 cup
  • Vinegar as rqd
  • Curry leaves
  • Mustard
  • Salt

Heat gingely oil in a kadai (manchatti) and add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add curry leaves and ginger garlic paste into this. Saute it well and add chilly, turmeric and fenugreek pdr. Mix well and reduce the heat. Then pour water and required amount of vinegar. Boil it well and add the finely chopped dates and dried bilimbi. Add rqd amount of salt and mix well. Remove it from fire. Allow it to cool and store in an air tight bottle or container.

To know more about Bilimbi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilimbi
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/bilimbi.html

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54 comments:

  1. wow!!! thakarthu!!! adipoli pickle...
    and excellent pic too...

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  2. Dates pickle!? sounds very new to me looks and sounds gud!!

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  3. Wow.. this is so new to me.. looks tasty. :)

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  4. Sounds interesting....but what is bilimbli?

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  5. Very tangy.... My mouth's watering non stop.....LOL!


    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  6. what is bilimbi??
    if it is imly then we have a version of a date imli chutny in north...
    this one looks so mouth watering!!

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  7. Woow, i loove pickles..Bilimbi is new to me..urs is simply mouthwatering :)

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  8. Very tangy pickle! Nice and yummy! I want a sample and try it with chapathi!

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  9. looks superb! new to me :) yummy though

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  10. looks yummy and spicy!!...nice click!

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  11. yummy and the ingredients sounds so good..

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  12. Tina wht's bilimbi da? making pickles with dates sounds different and interesting..

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  13. Lovely pickle dear...but wanna know ...what is bilimbli?

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  14. kalakki tina!!!i used to make with dates n tamarind.But never thought of trying with bilimbi.Tina,Kandinttu thannai rakshayilla.Njaan address ayachu tharathai?avidunnu courier cheyyaan....

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  15. Awesome! The pickle looks spicy and tangy.. can't imagine how good it will taste. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. looks mouthwatering..but..I don't know what bilimbi is :(

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  17. what a pretty looking pickle Tina!looks moputhwatering but what is bilimbi?

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  18. That's interesting, curious to know how this blimbi looks.

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  19. Mouthwatering pickle. Bilimbi -irumbhampuli yano?

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  20. Wow pickle looks amazing, never heard about bilimbi, very new to me..

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  21. An interesting recipe!Looks delicious!

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  22. Looks delicious can't wait to try I had Bilimbi in NYC couple year ago and I loved it ...

    Thanks for sharing have a wonderful day ~

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  23. Bilimbi pickle was my fav when i was little..never tried with dates...Kollam,nalla combo....

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  24. Looks yum... thanks for sharing:)

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  25. What is Bimbli?the pickle looks nice.

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  26. nice spicy & tangy pickle....had bimbli pickle the last time i visited kerala.... where did u get the dried ones?

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  27. nice pic dear.the pickle is looking delicous....mouth watering....btw what is bilimbi? where do we get it?

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  28. This pickle is very different and tempting. I don't know if I get bilimbi in the US...

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  29. nice pickle,that too using dates sounds healthy.nice click too

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  30. Adipoli combo!!!thuvare try cheythittilla…..ithu kanumbo sharikkum kothiyavunu dea!!!

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  31. Pickle using dates sounds good,looks yummy

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  32. This looks amazing! New recipe for me. Thanks for sharing!

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  33. Hey da..njanum ethupoloru pickle anu enu post cheythe.E bilimbi athra kazhichittilla..pic super ketto..

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  34. I haven't tasted this pickle but the picture looks hot and delicious!!

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  35. Hey tina
    Stopped to say bye. Have fun blogging and will catch up with u once I find time in India.Have a happy holiday season

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  36. Adipoli Tinakkutty...love that 'bharani' :-)

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  37. Mouthwatering pickle and lovely click as well!

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  38. What a unique combo ! never heard of using dried bilimbi in pickles...i have some with me right now...let me see if i can get to it..as i love both dates and bilimbi :)

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  39. Something very new... looks delicious :)

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  40. pickle looks very delicious... awesome snap...

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  41. even now i cudnt get..cucumber tree???but surely wanna taste this...want to how this one tastes...

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  42. Cucumber tree.. very new to me , what does the cucumber tree exactly mean and look like ?

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  43. Dear Tina
    Jus love all your recipes n of course the lovely pics , kudos to all the hard work u put in..
    BTW i hav something for u in my blog Pl feel free to drop by to pick it up .

    Regards
    Smita Srivastava
    http://littlefoodjunction.blogspot.com/

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  44. Tina, thats a unique dish...never heard before...cucumber tree and dates, gosh...creative combo...bet it tasted great.

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  45. Never heard abt it Tina, what does that mean? Sounds delicious anyway!
    Hey btw, just came to know that somebody is expecting a little bundle of joy too (from Sanghi's blog)!! Hearty congrats dear!! Wish you a wonderful motherhood and a safe delivery!! Loadsa good luck dear :)

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  46. Wow...thats an interesting pickle...so tempting :)

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  47. I used to make Dates pickle...but never thought of this combo...sounds vrey interesting...Kuwaitil bilimbi kittanam oru vazhiyum ella :(...so have to wait till my next vacation to try this combo....

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  48. Cucumber tree? Bilimbi! What are these?

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  49. wow, dates and bilimbi pickle sounds great! never tried any recipes with bilimbi...

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  50. hey thanks for stopping by..loved this chutney!!

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  51. This is new to me and looks super delicious, i love the color :-)

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  52. Cucumber tree? Is it anything to do with cucumber?
    The pickles look awesome though, love its bright red colour.

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  53. meen curry undakkarundo, bilimbi unkkiyathu vechu, adipoliya... :)

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