GONGURA PICKLE

Gongura pickle is very delicious taste,that whole andhra people love,This recipe is from my mother-in-law. She is great in making this pickle. I can never get the same taste as she does. There is some magic in her hands.
lets see very easy process to make it





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Ingredients:

1 bunch of Gongura. (Remove the leaves).
15 Red chilies (Adjust as per your taste. This pachhadi should be spicy so I used 15 red chilies. :) )
1/4 tsp of Fenugreek seeds
pinch of hing
1/2 tsp of mustard seeds
salt to taste
6 tbsp of oil,
6 garlic cloves
cuminseeds
tamarind depend on your taste

Preparation:

1. Remove the gongura leaves, clean them with water and dry them in sun. (If you want to store this pickle for more than a month then the leaves should dry in Sun for atleast 2days .)
2. Heat a pan add 4tbsp of oil. Add hing, mustard seeds,cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and redchilies. Once mustard seeds starts popping up remove it from pan and keep it aside.
3. In the same pan fry the dried gongura leaves,garlic cloves for 5-6 mts.
4. Once the mixture(chili,fenugreek,mustard seeds mixture) cools down make a powder using blender/mixer.

5. Now add the fried gongura leaves and salt and blend so that gongura leaves nicely blended with the spices.add tamarind to it(depends on taste)

For Garnish: Toss the garlic flakes and mustard seeds in 1 tbps of oil.

Garnish the pickle with tossed garlic flakes(optional) and mustard seeds.

The delicious Gongural Pickle is ready to be served with hot rice,ghee.