GREEN CHILLI PICKLE/ INJI MANGA OORGAI
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 5-10 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Chopped Shallots – 10
  • Garlic cloves – 10 (minced)
  • Chopped green chillies – 10
  • Chopped ginger and/or mango ginger – 1 ½ tbsp
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Tamarind – big gooseberry size
  • Coriander powder -1 tbs
  • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • Gingelly oil – 2 tbs
  • Salt as required
Instructions
  1. Soak tamarind in water and make a thick paste out of it.
  2. Heat gingelly oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds. Add onions and sauté until the color changes. Add chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies and sauté for few minutes.
  3. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and immediately add the tamarind extract.
  4. Give it a stir and switch off the flame when the oil separates.
Notes
1.You could also substitute ginger with mango ginger (Inji maanga) and that tastes awesome too.
2.You can refrigerate the pickle and use it for a week. If you want to store it for more days add very little jaggery while making the pickle.
Recipe by MyEdibleCravings at http://myediblecravings.com/green-chilli-pickle/