Homely Style Red Chilli Pickle from Babita’s Kitchen

Red Chilli Pickle is an excellent condiment with any Indian meal. Let us try our hands in preparing this recipe.

Red Chilli Pickle

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Course Pickle

Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

  

• 250 gms Red Chillies
• 1 tbsp Ajwain
• 1 tbsp Cumin (Jeera) Seeds
• 1 tbsp Methi (Fenugreek) Seeds
• 1 tbsp Kala Jeera
• 250 gms Mustard Oil
• 1/2 Cup Vinegar or Assam Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Turmeric (Haldhi) Powder
• 2 tbsp Salt

Instructions

 

• Wash the red chillies and wipe dry with a kitchen towel.

  Dry the chillies in sun shine for 2-3 days.
• Now, cut the chillies into small pieces.
• Heat ajwain, jeera, methi and kala jeera in a pan.

  Now, make coarse powder of the mixture in a grinder.
• Now, heat oil in a pan.

  Allow the oil to cool down.
• Add chilli pieces and the masala powder along with turmeric and salt. Mix well.
• Now, place the pickle in sunshine for a day.
• In the evening, add either 1/2 cup vinegar or 1/2 cup of Assam Lemon juice. Mix well.

  Transfer the pickle to a air-tight glass jar.
• Occasionally, place the jar in sunshine.

  Your pickle is ready.

Notes

Ensure that pickle is kept away from moisture.
Use dry spoon to serve pickle.
Enjoy and Bon Appétit!!

Babita Das Bharali, Sorbhog

A housewife and a cookaholic!!!