Ginger Chilli Pickle | Inji Milagai Oorgai | Pickles

Ginger-Chilli Pickle is a delicious tangy spicy and mild sweet pickle.This homemade pickle's main ingredients are Ginger, Green Chilli, Tamarind and Jaggery. Quick and easy to prepare,goes well with curd rice,Koozh,parathas,idli & dosa.Its a travel companion dish.Its healthy and good for digestion as ginger plays a main role in it...

Prep Time:10 mins
Cook Time:20 mins

Ingredients:

• 10 Green Chillies,spicy one
• 50 gms Ginger
• 1 big lemon size Tamarind,tightly packed
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 piece Jaggery
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 tbsp Gingelly Oil

     For Roasting & Grinding:

• 1 small piece Hing bar or 1/4 tsp hing powder
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

Method:

• Grate the Ginger and Cut green chilli to the size you wish,if you are using small size chillies then you can use it as whole one.
• Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the thick juice from it.
• In a kadai dry roast mustard,hing and fenugreek seeds for 1 min,Dont burn it and grind it in a mixer.                                            
• In the same kadai pour the tamarind pulp add turmeric powder and salt.
• Allow it to boil in medium flame till the raw smell goes and becomes thick.
• In a pan,keep the flame in medium,heat oil,add mustard seeds,once splutters add green chilli and fry for 2 mins,the skin turns from green to pale color.
• Add the grated ginger and fry till it changes to brown color.Take off from the flame.
• Now add the fried ginger green chilli and the ground powder to the tamarind pulp and let the mixture boils for sometime.         
• Add in jaggery and the mixture starts to oozes out oil,now for a minute keep the flame high and stir,it will become into thick consistency.Now switch off the flame.

Pickle is ready and enjoy with rice,roti....