Garlic Pickle Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	10 min
Total time	20 min
Serves	1 jar

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Ingredients

• ¼ cup oil
• ½ cup or 25 cloves garlic
• 3 green chilli (slit)
• 3 inch ginger (julienne)
• 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• 1 tsp mustard / rai
• ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
• ½ tsp fennel / saunf
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 whole lemon juice

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a pan heat ¼ cup oil. use mustard oil for more flavours.
2. further add 25 cloves garlic, 3 green chilli and 3 inch ginger.
3. saute on medium flame till the garlic turns slightly golden. do not over roast the garlic as it doesn’t taste great for pickle.
4. furthermore add 1 tbsp chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric and pinch of hing.
5. saute for 30 seconds on low flame or till spices gets cooked well.
6. cool the mixture completely.
7. meanwhile, dry roast 1 tsp mustard, ¼ tsp methi and ½ tsp fennel.
8. crush and powder them finely.
9. furthermore add powdered masala to the prepared garlic mixture.
10. also add 1 tsp salt and 2 whole lemon juice. mix well.
11. finally, serve instant chilli garlic pickle with paratha or curd rice.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, add more lemon juice if you are looking for watery pickle.
• also, to store pickle for longer time add 2-3 tbsp of vinegar, as it acts as preservative.
• additionally, adjust the amount of chilli powder to you taste.
• finally, instant chilli garlic pickle stays good for a month when stored in refrigerator.