Prabha Ki Rasoi - Recipes in Hindi and English

Karela Pickle Ingredients : Karela (raw and medium size)- 500 gms Salt - 2 tsp Fennel seeds - 8 tbsp Fenugreek seeds - 2 tsp Cumin seeds - 2 tsp Carom seeds - 2 tsp Yellow mustard seeds - 6 tbsp Hing - 1 tsp Black Pepper - 20 - 25 Mustard Oil - 1.5 cup Turmeric powder - 2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp Black Salt - 2 tsp Kalonji - 1 tsp Lemon - 4 Vinegar - 4 tbsp Method : 1. Wash karela nicely and then make them dry completely 2. Remove stalks from both ends and cut them into 1/2 inch thick roundels 3. Transfer the chopped karela in a bowl 4. Add 1 tsp salt and mix well 5. Cover and keep aside for 1 hour 6. Now sieve the karela so that the water is removed from karelas.  7. Leave them for 5 minutes in the sieve to remove the water nicely 8. Place the karela pieces on a clean cloth one by one to dry them under the Sun or under the fan 9. Dry roast fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, carom seeds by stirring continuously for 2  minutes on low flame 10. Add mustar...