We all know being a Nepali, Tomato pickle is part of our daily food life; and without its pickle our meal will never come to a finishing line. This small fruit can be converted in pickle in so many ways than just one. And what more to rejoice when this fruit is available around the year in market.
Ingredients :
Tomatoes : One kg (1000 grams of medium size
Green chili : 200 grams
Garlic/ ginger : 200 grams ( 100 grams each )
Salt : As per taste
Yellow Mustard seeds : 2 tablespoon
Turmeric : One teaspoon
Mustard Oil : 1/2 cup
How to convert all these ingredients into a tasty and delicious pickles ?
- Clean tomatoes and let its water dry up completely. for that you must keep leave it in dry Place for about an hour or so.
- After that cut in to two pieces.
- Clean and peel ginger and garlic and then cut it into think and long shape.
- Clean and split the green chili.
- Grind mustard seeds and make its powder.
- Mix tomatoes, salt, mustard powder, ginger and garlic in a bowl.
- Put some oil also when you mix the pickle mixtures.
- Fill the bottle and then before you put the lid fill it with some more oil.
- Put it uder the sun for four days during winter time or only two days when its hot season.
Your pickle will be ready in two days.
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. Although, she studied architecture in college she also is a designer. Mother of two girls and a food connoisseur, she spends her free time watching TLC or other medium to collect recipe for her. 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. Originally she is from Dhankuta and now she is married to Designer from Patan. That brings her two different taste and style in her making pickles.
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