Traditional Garlic Pickle

Do check out my gooseberry pickle and lemon pickle recipes.

Ingredients

1 cup=250ml

Garlic, 200 g

Sesame Oil, 6 tbs

Mustard seeds, ½ tsp

Ginger (minced), 1 tbs

Green chili (finely chopped), 4 nos.

Curry leaves, a few

Spices

Turmeric powder, ½ tsp

Chili powder,1 ½ tbs 

Fenugreek powder, ¼ tsp

Asafoetida powder, ¼ tsp

Mustard powder, ¼ tsp

Vinegar, 3 tbs

Hot water, 1 cup

Jaggery or brown sugar, ½ tsp

Salt, 1 tbs

Preparation

• Separate each garlic clove, skin, wash, and set aside. If you have big cloves, you can cut each in half. Here I used Indian garlic. After cleaning, I got around 150g of garlic.

                

• Take the spices in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan or iron pan and add mustard seeds.(please use sesame oil to prolong shelf life)
• Once it pops add ginger, green chili, curry leaves, and sauté over low flame until fragrant or for three minutes. 
• Add garlic and sauté for three minutes over medium flame.
• Add spices, salt, and sauté for one minute.
• Add vinegar and sauté for four seconds.
• Add water, and boil for three minutes over medium flame.
• Add jaggery and mix.
• check salt.
• Switch off the flame and allow to cool.
• Once it cools to room temperature, transfer to a sterilized glass jar using a dry spoon.
• After three days, it will be ready to use

Enjoy with porridge, biryani, or steamed rice. Please share and comment. Thank you :)