MIXED VEGETABLE PICKLE

                       THE MIXED VEGETABLE PICKLE IN KASHMIRI STYLE









Ingredients Required

• Radish-1/2 kg
• Beetroot-1/2 kg
• Kohl rabi-1/2 kg
• Beans-1/2 kg
• Carrot-1/2 kg
• Cauli flower-1/2 kg
• Garlic cloves-1/2 kg
• Mustard seeds-5 tablespoons
• Red Chilli Powder-3 tablespoons
• Coriander powder-3 tablespoons
• Salt-4 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder-1 tablespoon
• Carom seeds-2 tablespoons
• Crushed Black Cardamom- 4
• Crushed Green cardamom-4
• Bay leaves-3
• Cumin seeds-1 tablespoon
• Aniseeds-1 tablespoon
• Asafoetida-1/2 tablespoon
• Oil-5 tablespoons
• Ver(kashmiri spice masala)-3 tablespoons

Steps For Preparation

• Wash all the vegetables mentioned in the list of ingredients.
• Scrape the outer layer of carrots and radish.
• Separate the leaves from the tubers or bulbs of all vegetables.
• Cut the leaves into three parts with the help of the fingers.
• In the similar manner, cut the stems into three parts only.
• Cut the vegetables into equal sizes.
• Boil water in an utensil.
• Once the water starts boiling,add salt.
• Turn the flame off of the gas stove.
• Place all the vegetables in the water.
• Cover it with a plate.
• After 4 to 5 hours,remove the vegetables from water.
• Spread the newspaper and place all the vegetables on it.
• Leave it for overnight.
• On the next day,take a wok and place it on the gas stove.
• Turn on the gas flame.
• Add oil into it.
• After five minutes,turn off the gas stove.
• Add all the spices and powders.
• Leave it for sometime.
• Mix this mixture with the dried vegetables.
• Place the pickle in the bottle and cover it with the lid immediately.
• Place the bottle in the sunlight for eight to ten days.
• Serve it with rice or rotis.