Recipes for brinjal pickle

Brinjal Pickle Ingredients

• 1 kg long brinjals washed and chopped in 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup refined oil
• 2 pods garlic, ground or chopped
• 2 inch piece of ginger ground or chopped
• 2 tablespoons chilli powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 cups vinegar (white)
• 1-1 1/2 cups sugar (as per taste)
• 2 tablespoons salt

How to make Brinjal Pickle

• Soak the chilli powder, cumin seeds, mustard powder, fenugreek seeds and turmeric powder in the vinegar for at least 1/2 an hour. Grind together.
• 2 Heat the oil in the pan and fry the ground spices, ginger and garlic in it for 10-15 minutes.
• 3 Add the salt and sugar.
• 4 Bring to the boil and add the brinjals. Stir well and continue to cook on a very slow fire till the brinjals are cooked and the mixture has thickened.
• 5 Cool, bottle and store in a dry place.

• Brinjal pickle is ready to serve immediately.