Flower Pickle

Koiralo is called Bauhinia in English but this friend of mine tells me this flower is available only in Nepal. So, we may not have its English name for this flower. This is that flower which blooms or gets available in the market only for very short time. This mid march till April is its season. So, why not you enjoy it when its still in the market. Here is one recipe which is must try in your kitchen.




Ingredients :

Koirala ko flower                   :  200 grams
Potatoes                               :  200 grams  or about 5 medium size
green peas                            :  about 50 grams
Salt                                      :   as per taste
Sesame seeds                       :   two table spoon
Green chili                           :   5 - 6 piece
black pepper                        :  1/2 tea spoon
lemon                                  :   two medium size
Turmeric                              :  1/2 teaspoon
mustard oil                          :   two table spoon
fenugreek seeds                   :  1/2 teaspoon



The process to convert these ingredients into pickle :

• Boil potatoes and let it cool down.
• Boil water and once it boils put the cleaned flower on it remove the flower after two minutes from the water. 
• Roast sesame on heavy gaze pan and then let it pop up. Once its cools down grind it to make its powder.
• Clean green chili and the split it in two piece.
• Mix all the ingredients.
• Heat oil on a pan put fenugreek seeds on it and let its color turn brown. after that gas off.
• Put the split green chili on it and turmeric powder also.
• Now pour the hot oil over the mixture of the pickle.

Now, your pickle is ready !

This recipe is prepared as told by Poonam Dhakhwa. She is a Co-owner of a Boutique named RD Chahat, which is in Durbar Marg. She is a designer, mother of two girls and a food connoisseur herself. She comes from a Newar community, who are well known for their culinary art as they have mastered the art to tease the taste buds of  gourmet.