Snake Gourd

Ingredients :
1. Snake gourd - 3/4kg
2. Red chilli powder - 1dsp
Thinly sliced ginger - 1tsp
Small size garlic flakes - 6nos
Mustard - 1tsp
Fenugreek - 1/2tsp
3. White vinegar - 1/2cup
4. Gingelly oil - 1/4cup
5. Mustard - 1dsp
6. Turmeric powder - 2tsp
7. Finely chopped onion - 2cups
8. Small size garlic flakes - 1dsp
9. Thinly sliced ginger - 1/2dsp
10. Vinegar - 1/4cup
Sugar - 1dsp
Fried and powdered cumin seeds - 2tsp
Salt - to taste



Method :

Clean the snake gourd and remove the portion inside it. Cut it into small pieces and steam. Fry the snake gourd pieces in refined groundnut oil till crispy. Don't use this oil for the preparation of pickle.

Finely grind the 2nd ingredients with 1/2cup vinegar. Season the mustard in 1/4cup of gingelly oil. Sauté the turmeric powder and chopped onion until the colour changes to reddish brown. Mix the ground masala with some water and pour this to the pan. Sauté well till the oil seperates. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for a while. After that add vinegar, sugar, powdered cumin and salt and remove from fire. Add the fried snake gourd into it and mix well. Oil should be seen on top of the pickle. When cool, keep it in a bottle.