Ripe cucumber Pickle

Cucumber is that fruit which is widely used in many types of pickle around the year. It  maybe because when cucumber comes it comes in abundance. Not surprisingly, people got better idea to consume it in all forms and season.

Normally a healthy ripe cucumber comes with minimum 3 kg, definitely not less than than. So when we talk about making a pickle out of it we will have to prepare to make pickles all of its. however, no need to worry about the big size as we can preserve it for a month or two.

Ingredients :

Cucumber : One whole ripe

Green chili : 400 grams of

Sea salt : 5 tablespoon of

Fenugreek seek : 100 grams of

Dark mustard seed : 100 grams of

Mustard oil : one cup [ 150 ml ]

How to convert it into a tangy and acidic pickle ?

• Run the cucumber under the tap and clean it.
• Cut the cucumber into six long piece.
• Remove the seeds part of it so that you can see the clean surface of the cucumber under the seeds.
• Make the deep incision with your knife on the clean surface of the cucumber on length wise as well as on widthwise.
• After making the incision, cut the long pieces into 2 X 2 inch.
• Let it dry under the late September sun for a whole day on a clean bamboo basket.
• Cut the green chili from center and also let it dry under the sun for a whole day.
• Dry fry fenugreek seeds and dark mustard separately and then make its powder by putting it on mixture.
• Around four in the afternoon mix all the ingredients in a big bowl including dried cucumber also.
• Use hand to mid it well.
  
  Put enough oil on your hand before you use your hand mix the pickle.
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  Put mustard oil on the mixture and also in the big glass. You can use plastic or earthen vessel also.
• Once you put everything in the jar put the lid tightly and keep it aside in a place which gets enough sun during day time.
• Keep it like that for about 15 days so that it will mature.

Now, your pickle will be ready in 15 days to serve !

Note :

1. Some starts eating it within a week or some preserve it bit long. My suggestion will be finish it within two months.
2. Its taste will be very acidic, sour and tangy supported by hot chili at the same time. Health benefits asides it will keep you in on mood when you take it when you feel sleepy in daytime.