Radish and Tomatoes

• Tomato is such adoptable to almost all pickle. and pickle as it may take very small part of our meal but this takes very important role in our daily food life; and without 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 )
Radish                                      :  500 grams 

Green chili                               :  200 grams

garlic                                       :  100 grams 

salt                                          :  As per taste

Yellow Mustard seeds               :  2 table spoon

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 cut radish into small piece.
• Clean and peel  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.

Fresh Chili Pickle

 

Chili is one of the most common ingredients we use while making pickles. There are rarely any pickles which is made without a dash of chili. However, there are times we have people who have a taste bud that demands for more and more hot. Hotter it is, better and tastier for them. That  is the time this type of hot pickle is just the answer. When you make fresh chili pickle it could be any color, I mean all red, all green, or yellow; whatever is available in your hometown market or at home. You can also go with the mix of all at the same time. Choice is yours.

Ingredients :

Fresh Chili                               :   250 gram

Salt                                         :   as per taste                                                        

Garlic                                      :   5 cloves

Ginger                                     :   small piece 
Sesame  Powder                      :    two teaspoon

Cumin Powder                         :    one teaspoon

Anise seeds                              :   1/3 teaspoon                                                                 Parsley seeds                           :   half teaspoon

Fenugreek seeds                      :   half teaspoon

Mustard Oil                              :   one table spoon

Turmeric Powder                     :   1/3 teaspoon

How to convert it into a tasty pickle ?

• Clean and cut  chilies in to two piece. 
• Peel Ginger and Garlic also and then chop it in small piece in long.
• Heat Oil on non-stick pan. 
• Now put, fenugreek seeds, anise seeds and parsley seeds on the hot oil.                When the color of those seeds becomes dark brown then put chopped ginger and garlic on it.
• Stir it until the color of it turns golden brown.
• When its well done then add cut chili on it. 
• Then add on it the cumin powder, sesame powder and mustard powder.
• Stir it for about five to eight minutes.
• When its done, squeeze lemon over it, and mix it well before you serve.

Now, your pickle is ready !

This recipe is shared by Suchita Joshi. She is a mother of a girl and a food lover and as she says cooking is her favorite time pass. Like my many other contributors in this site, she too, belongs to a Newar community, who are recognized for their culinary skill; as they have found the secret art to tease the taste buds of gourmet. Its been more than a decade that she is living in Canada with her husband and a child. Her husband not coming from the same community, and yet in the food industry, I hope she brings unique taste to the table.

Coconuts Pickle

                                                                                                                                    We know that we can make pickle almost from anything. I mean, when I say anything; it is fruits, vegetables, grains and even flower. We do not grow much coconuts like they grow in India or in Srilanka, however;  we still we can have fair share of our coconuts available around the year sin the market. So, go ahead and try this recipe anytime you want as it is one of the most fastest way to make its pickle. All we need is some ingredients.

Ingredients 

Fresh coconuts                       :   250 grams

Red Chili powder                   :   one teaspoon

Salt                                       :   as per the taste

Cumin seeds                          :  1/3 of the teaspoon 

Green Coriander leaves          :  one big chunk

Lemon  Juice                         :   half lemon

How to convert these ingredients into a pickle ?

• Chop the coconuts in small pieces and put it in the mixture.
• Put all other ingredients  also in mix all the it.
• Run the mixture until you have the fine paste of it.
• Squeeze lemon over it and mix it.

Now, your pickle is ready  !

Shredded Mango

Acidic fruit be it ripe or unripe is one of the best to make pickles. These fruits can be cooked, preserved and chop cut and convert it into pickle  choice is as you like. Different people make it different way and here is one way to make its pickle. However, I consider myself lucky because I have friends who are not just Newars but they are food connoisseurs as well.

Ingredients :

Green Mango                   :   500 grams

Carrot                             :   200 grams [ two medium size]

chili                                :   4 - 6 pieces
Sesame Powder               :   2 table spoon
Salt                                 :   as per taste
Red chili                          :   one teaspoon powder  

Mustard Oil                      :   two table spoon
Fenugree seeds                :   1/2 teaspoon

Sugar                               :   two tablespoon
Turmeric powder              :   1/2 teaspoon 

How to convert all these ingredients into tasty and mouth watering pickle ?

• Clean and peel mango and carrot first.
• Then shred the two and keep it in a bowl.
• Clean ad then finely chop the green chilies. 
•  keep all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Put salt, sesame powder, red chili, and sugar in the bowl then mix it.  
• Chop the fresh garlic in small shred and put it in the bowl.
• Heat oil in a pan. 
• Put the fenugreek seeds on it and wait until the seeds becomes total black.
• Gas off and put some turmeric on it. 
• Pour the hot oil over the mixture.
• Mix it properly before you serve.

Now, your pickle is ready.

The recipe is shared by Ramina Bajracharya. She is a fashion designer, mother and food lover herself. She belongs to Newar community of Kathmandu, who have gained reputation in society for their culinary art as they have mastered it to tease the taste buds of  gourmet.