Brinjal Pickle 1

Thursday, 26 March 2009 23:28 Mangalore - Goa - Pickles

Ingredients


Quantity:	Measure:	Ingredients:	Description:
1.5	Kilogram	Brinjals - black shiny	Cut and salt
3/4	Kilogram	Sugar	To be added to the fried pickle.
1	200 g	Chillies Green	Mince and Grind
2	Oz.	Garlic	Mince and Grind
2	Oz.	Chillies Red Dry	For grinding
1	Tablespoon	Jeera/Cumin Seeds	For grinding
1	Teaspoon	Mustard Seed	For grinding
1.5	Bottle	Vinegar	To be added to the pickle
3/4	Bottle	Sweet Oil	For frying the brinjals, and masala.
A	Few	Curry Leaves	For seasoning.
A	Little	Salt	to taste.

Method

1. Cut the brinjals in small pieces. Remove the stems.
2. Keep for an hour in crystal salt.
3. Mince, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Keep half aside.
4. Grind in vinegar the rest of the minced masala, with other spices, and grind and make a paste.
5. Squeeze the brine, and remove the Brinjal pieces and fry in flat fry pan.
6. Heat some oil, and fry the curry leaves, and then add the ground masala, and fry well.
7. Now add the fried brinjal pieces in the fried masala, the minced masala set aside, rest of the vinegar and sugar. Simmer on a slow fire, till the oil floats on top.