Cauliflower & Carrot Pickle

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Cauliflower Florets
• 1 cup Diced carrots
• 1 ½ cups Red chilie powder
• ½ cup Salt
• 5-10 tbsps Mustard seeds
• 4-5 tbsps Methi seeds
• 3-4 Red chilies
• 5-10 tbsps Jeera
• 1-2 tbsps asafetida
• 1-2 cups Oil
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Procedure:

• Dry roast the 4-5 tbsps mustard seeds and methi seeds together and grind them to a powder
• In a pan heat the oil and once the oil is hot add the remaining mustard seeds, Jeera, red chilies and asafetida
• Once the mustard seeds start to splutter turn off the heat and let it cool down
• In a large mixing bowl take the cauliflower florets, diced carrots, red chilie powder, salt and the mustard & methi seeds powder and mix well
• Once the oil is completely cooled down add the oil and the lemon juice to the cauliflower mixture and mix well
• let the oil blend well for 1-2 hrs
• the cauliflower & Carrot pickle is ready to eat!!!

Tip:

• Let the oil cool down completely before mixing it with cauliflower mixture else the pickle will turn dark in color than the bright red
• Adjust the quantity of oil depending of the amount of oil absorbed by the pickle