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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