Brinjal Pickle

Pickle lovers....you are going to love this recipe! This mouth-watering recipe, you will love to have it as a pickle and also it is like a backup for the lady of the house when she falls into a whirl of guests at home. A bottle of brinjal pickle is always hidden somewhere at home by my mom to relieve herself from running out of stock during the sudden visit of guests. She serves it as a side dish with paranthas and also as pickle with rice items. It has a sweet and tangy taste that you can't stop licking your fingers!

      

 Ingredients:

• Brinjal long shaped 1 kg (cut into 2-inch length)
• White vinegar 125 ml
• Garlic 15- 20pods 
   
• Ginger 2 inch chopped
• Dried chili 6 no.chopped
• Bay leaf 2
• Jaggery powder 100gm
• Salt to taste
• Mustard oil 250ml
• Mustard seeds 2tsp
• Cumin powder 2tbsp
• Ajwain (carrom)powder 2tsp
• Fenugreek 1/2 tsp powder
• Cinnamon 2inch crushed
• Cloves 10 no.crushed
• Cardamom 5 no. crushed

     Method:

• Soak the brinjal pieces in saltwater for 5minutes
• Drain the saltwater and wash the brinjal in plain water
• Now Blanche the brinjal in boiled water
• Drain it and soak it in vinegar overnight
• Now heat a pan and pour oil into it
• Add mustard seeds, garlic, ginger, chili, bay leaf, cumin, ajwain, and fenugreek to it. Mix well
• Add jaggery and stir till it dissolves
• Now pour the vinegar-soaked brinjal into it and add salt
• Mix and stir well for 3-4 minutes till the pickle aroma start releasing from the dish
• Now turn off the flame and add clove, cinnamon and cardamom crush to it
• Mix it well and let it cool down
• Store it in an airtight glass bottle
• Keep it in the refrigerator or out in the sun.