Pear Pickle

Ingredients:

4 firm / hard pears

1 piece ginger (1 1/2 tbsp), chopped

10 garlic cloves, chopped

2 green chillies, chopped

1 sprig curry leaves

2 tbsp pickle powder

1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder

1/2 tsp fenugreek powder

salt to taste

1/2 cup vinegar

1 tsp mustard seeds

3 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. Wash the pears and pat dry using paper towel and chop into small pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
3. Add chopped ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and saute till the raw smell disappears.
4. Reduce the flame to low and add pickle powder, kashmiri chilli powder, fenugreek powder and salt and mix well.
5. Add chopped pear and mix well until all the pear pieces are well coated with the spices.
6. Then add vinegar and mix well and bring to a boil. Adjust the salt and switch off the flame.
7. Allow it to cool completely and store in an air tight glass container/ bottle...