Chikkudukaya Pickle / Chikkudu Kaya Uragaya / Indian Broad Beans Pickle

Chikkudukaya Pickle

Ingredients
Chikkudukaya/Broad beans - 60
Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Mustard powder - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Salt - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Sesame oil - 1/4 cup
Garlic - 6 cloves
Tamarind - a small ball bigger than a gooseberry
Tempering
Oil - 1/4 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Red chillies- 3
Methi powder/Fenugreek seed powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp

Method
Dry grind mustard seeds to a fine powder.
Remove seeds and strings from the tamarind,pour some water and cook till they are soft.I kept it in microwave for 1 minute.Cool it and put it into a mixi jar add the garlic and pulse it once.
Wash the broad bean remove the strings from the beans and wipe it well,spread it on a towel.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the beans till they just change colour do not over fry then they will become too soft to handle.Remove it into a bowl.
To this add the red chilly powder,salt,mustard powder,turmeric powder and tamarind/garlic paste.
Pour the fried oil also mix well cover it with a lid and leave it at room temperature for 2 days.
3rd day heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Cool and pour the tempering into the pickle mix well.Taste the pickle and add red chilly powder and salt if needed.
Store this pickle in a clean jar in fridge and enjoy with plain rice and ghee.


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