Garlic Pickle

Description

🧂 Ingredients:

• Garlic – 1 cup (peeled)

• Tamarind – 1 lemon-sized ball (soaked in warm water)

• Red chili powder – 1 tbsp

• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

• Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp (roasted and powdered)

• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

• Salt – to taste

• Gingelly oil (Indian sesame oil) – ½ cup

• Asafoetida (hing) – a pinch

🔪 Instructions:

1. Prepare Tamarind:

   • Extract thick tamarind pulp and set aside.

2. Fry Garlic:

   • Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, and sauté until golden. Remove and cool.

3. Temper Spices:

   • In the same oil, add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.

   • Add asafoetida, turmeric, red chili powder, fenugreek powder.

4. Combine:

   • Add tamarind pulp and salt. Cook until the mixture thickens and oil starts to separate.

   • Add fried garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes more.

5. Cool & Store:

   • Let it cool completely. Store in a dry, sterilized jar. Keep refrigerated.