Ridge Gourd Pickle Recipe

Ingredients	Measurements	Cups	Tablespoons
Ridge gourd	4	-	-
Red chili powder	-	1	-
Fenugreek powder	-	-	3
Tamarind pulp	-	1	-
Salt	To taste	-	-
Oil	As required	-	-
Garlic paste	-	½	-
Turmeric powder	Pinch	-	-
Mustard powder	-	½	-
Mustard seeds	-	-	½
Black gram	-	-	½
Cumin seeds	-	-	½
Dry chili	-	-	½
Bengal Gram	-	-	½
Water	As Needed	-	-

Procedure to Prepare Ridge Gourd Pickle Recipe:

Step 1: Firstly wash and peel off the ridge gourd and wipe them with cotton cloth and cut them into small size set aside.

Step 2: Now take a bowl add chopped ridge gourd pieces and add pinch off turmeric powder and required amount of the salt mix them very well together and allow it for 30 minutes later squeeze the ridge gourd piece and add transfer the pieces into a dry bowl and set aside

Step 3: Wash and soak the tamarind in a water and make a thick paste by squeezing and filter it for remove stones and pulp from the paste and set aside

Step 4: Take a vessel add tamarind pulp cook it for about 10 minutes in medium until tamarind pulp become thick then turn off the heat and allow it to cool.

Step 5: Take another vessel pour required quantity of oil and heat in 1 second oil is heated then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black gram, Bengal gram and dry chili fry it medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 6 : In the same pan add prepared garlic paste mix very well together and fry it medium heat then add red chili powder mix well cook it for 2 minutes then turn off the heat set aside cool down

Step 7: Take a large bowl add ridge gourd pieces, mustard seeds powder, fenugreek seeds powder and add cooked tamarind pulp fried ingredients with along with lukewarm oil and mix them very well together with spoon and transfer the prepared pickle into ceramic pickle jar and close the jar with tight lid and leave it for 4 days later pickle is ready to eat. 

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