Green Chilli Garlic Pickle

Anshuman likes it !
Ingredients :
Green small chilli -250 gms ( cut and slit on top)
Garlic pod -4 ( crushed ) -100 gms ,
Lemon- 5 or 6 tbsp juice or 100 ml ,
Yellow mustard seeds -50 gms - 4 to 5 tbsp ( pwd )
Vinegar - 1/2 cup ( white or brown non fruit )
Salt -1 and 1/2 tbsp ,
Turmeric pwd - 1/2 tsp ,
Ajwain or carom seeds -1/2 tsp ,
Onion seeds -1/2 tsp ,
Mustard oil -2/3 cup or 150 ml ( heated and then cooled )

Method 
Wash and wipe the jar or container in which you plan to keep the pickle .
 Use  small or long green variety of  chillis for pickle ,  which are very hot .
Step -1
Wash and wipe the chillis one by one with a clean cloth  and keep in a bowl in which you plan to mix the spice.
Discard the top or stem of the chilli and make one inch slit at the top end .
If the chilli is long cut into 2 inch size  .
Keep in a  bowl .

Step -2
 Heat mustard oil in pan and as oil heats up ,close the gas and leave it to cool.

Step -3 grind the mustard seeds in the grinder to make a smooth paste using lemon juice .
Step -4 
Cut lemon and extract juice from it or use ready made lemon juice .


Use the blender to crush garlic, dont need to wash it after you have grinded mustard seeds .( no water to be used during making of pickle )
Step -3
Peel the garlic and lightly crush them in a grinder .( run the grinder for few seconds )  
Step -4
Assemble all the ingredients :


Take the bowl with the cut chillis and add crushed garlic ,mustard pwd ,turmeric pwd , vinegar,salt,  lemon juice and sprinkle ajwain and onion seeds and  some oil .Mix with a clean and dry spoon .

Transfer the chilli garlic mix to the jar and pour the remaining oil and cover with a muslin cloth and keep in the sun .

Shake the bottle  twice a day so that the chillies get even sunlight and they are evenly dipped in oil .

First day the oil will cover half of pickle but next day it will rise as salt dissolves . 

If you think it needs more oil ,can always pour more from outside.


If you plan to make this pickle in winter it takes 4  to5 days to be ready .
If you make it in summer it will take only 2 days .
The colour of chilli will change from green to yellow and that is the sign that  the pickle is ready .

In winter it can be stored outside but in summer keep in the fridge .