Raw Date Pickle

Ingredients

1 pound raw date, seeded and chopped

2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
4 or 5 green chillies, finely chopped
21/2 tsp fenugreek seeds, dry roasted and powdered
2 tsp red chilly powder
2 tsp kashmiri chilly powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida powder
salt to taste
4 tbsp sesame oil
5 tbsp + 1 tsp vinegar

Preparation

1. Heat the sesame oil in a kadai. Add the fenugreek powder along with the chopped ginger and green chillies and saute in low heat until the raw smell goes.

2. At this stage, add the red chilly powder, kashmiri chilly powder and mix well. Saute until the oil separates.

3. To this add vinegar and salt.Stir well and allow it to boil in medium heat.

4. Once gravy has thickened up, turn the heat low and add the chopped dates to it along with asafoetida powder. Mix well and turn off the heat.

5. Once the pickle is cool, add 1 tsp of vinegar to it and mix well. Store it in a clean and dry bottle.

You can start using the pickle from the next day!!