Radish and Tomatoes pickle

I may have told you before that we have more than a dozen ways to make radish pickle. It should not surprise anyone if each pickle of radish taste so vert much different than the one we just tasted. One of the good news of radish is, that now a days we can buy it in market around the year. And its cost is so affordable also. Now, is the main season of radish so why not use our time and make one to welcome the season in real sense.  

Ingredients :

Radish                        :  half kg [ 500 grams ] 

Red tomatoes             :  One Kg [1000 grams ]

Green Chilies              :  100 grams

Salt                            :  As per the taste

ginger                         :  one big stub

garlic                          :  5 - 6 cloves

fenugreek seeds          :  half teaspoon

turmeric powder         :  one teaspoon

mustard oil                 :  half cup

How to convert all these ingredients into a pickle ?

• Cut radish in long shape or cubicle shape.
• Boil it with slight turmeric to bring color to it 
• Boil tomatoes also in a separate pan. 
• Once its boiled remove the skin of it and then put it in the mixture and then run the machine. Then strain it on the sieve.
• Clean and chop the green chili.
• Heat oil on heavy pan and burn fenugreek seeds on it.
• Put the thinly sliced garlic and ginger.
• Add chopped green chili on the pan.
• Put turmeric powder on it and stir it slightly.
• Now add boiled radish as well as tomatoes thin paste on it. 
• Put salt on it
• Let it shimmer for abot 5 - 8 minutes.
• Let it cool down before you serve it or eat it hot as you wish.

Now, your pickle is ready !

You can eat it with rice, beaten rice or roti [ flat bread], hot or cool choice is yours.

This recipe is prepared as told by Poonam Dhakhwa. She is a Co-owner of a Boutuque 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.