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Tuesday 4 August 2020

GINGER THOKKU/PICKLE/ இஞ்சித் தொக்கு/ஊறுகாய்



Ingredients:

Ginger 500gm
Tamarind one lemon size
 water 250ml

Procedure-step one
Wash the ginger and peel off the skin. Shred the peeled ginger.

Soak the tamarind in water for 15 minutes
Squeeze well.
Strain the tamarind mixture
Set ready.

Step two

Ingredients:

Coldpressed Sesame oil 80 ml+80 ml
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Whole Urad dal 1 Tsp
Asafoetida 2 pinches
Curry leaves 15 pcs
Shredded ginger
Red Chilly powder 1 Tsp
Himalayan pink rock salt 3/4 tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Jaggery powder 1.5 tsp
Dry roasted and ground (mustard seeds 1 tbsp+1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds) 1 Tsp
Shredded ginger one bowlful
Tamarind extract 250 ml
Lemon juice 12 ml One full lemon)


Procedure:

Heat the sesame oil 80ml on medium heat.
Add mustard seeds to crackle.
Once they start crackling, add whole urad dal.
Add Asafoetida.followed by curry leaves.
Add shredded ginger.
Saute to combine.
Add red chilly powder, salt and jaggery powder.
Stir to combine.
Now add the tamarind extract.
Let all the ingredients combine and cook for 10 minutes or until the ginger cooked soft and translucent.
Stir occasionally to avoid burning at the bottom.
cook until the ginger contents concentrate into halwa consistency and non-sticky.
Add another 80 ml Coldpressed Sesame oil.
Stir to combine.
Pour lemon juice and mix to combine.
Let it rest on medium heat for another few seconds.

Ginger thokku/Pickle is ready.



Store the pickle/thokku in a dry jar after cooling.

Stays fresh for 15 days if it is refrigerated.





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Thursday 14 May 2015

MANGO PICKLES

In the summer season, we have mangoes abundantly in the market. Raw mangoes are sold everyday for mango pickles. The mango pickles are prepared in different ways in different states. It is a yummy side dish to the curd rice. Sweet and spicy mango pickles are loved by almost all the people from children to the aged.
Please take a look on the procedure of preparation of mango pickles :


Ingredients:

raw mango one cut into small pieces
salt as required
chilly powder one tablespoon
asafoetida one pinch
curry leaves one cup
mustard seeds one spoon
gingelly oil one and half tablespoon
sugar half teaspoon

Procedure:

Add chilly powder, salt and sugar to the pieces of mango.
Heat the gingelly oil in a pan.
Add mustard seeds and allow them to pop up.
Add curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida
Switch off the flame.
Add mixture of mango pieces.
Mix well.
Now the mango pickle is ready instantly..Enjoy the yummy spicy mango pickle with curd rice...!


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