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Karela Pickle Recipe

Try this delicious pickle recipe made with bitter gourds, spices, and lemon to give you the ultimate bitter and sour taste. Karela Pickle recipe is available on this page and can be prepared with ease. Follow the recipe as it is to get the best results. You can serve Karela Pickle with main course meal or with Paratha / Roti.

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~Rahil~ from karachi

Ingredients

2 medium bitter gourds, unskinned, sliced into thin rounds
1 tbsp. ginger peeled, julienned
8-10 flakes garlic, peeled
10 green chillies, chopped
1/2 cup lemon juice or white vinegar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. grated jaggery
1 tbsp. oil
Mix together:
2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. asafoetida powder
1/2 tsp.(total) mixed crushed fenugreek seeds, aniseeds,
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salt if required later

Method

1-Mix gourd slices, ginger, garlic, chillies, lemon juice and salt.
2-Put in a sterile airtight jar, with nonmetallic lid.
3-Shake well, keep aside. Shake twice a day for 2-3 days.
4-Drain out all water in a dry colander.
5-Spread out the veggies over a clean kitchen cloth to air out for 2-3 hours. Take veggies in a large bowl.
6-Sprinkle masala mixture, jaggery, mix well. Heat oil till smoky, in a small pan.
7-Add a pinch or two of asafoetida, keep aside till almost cooled. Add to the mixture, stir and mix well.
8-Bottle again in a sterile bottle, and allow to mellow for 2-3 days before using.

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