Monday, 22 July 2013

GUNDA RECIPE - Gujrati





















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Ingredients:

500 gms gunda (a kind of berry)
oil as required
 
1/4 cup salt
3/8 cup turmeric powder
3/8 cup fenugreek seeds coarsely grounded
a big size pinch asafoetida
1/8 cup mustard seeds coarsely grounded
150 gms mango pieces
1/4 cup red chilli powder


Method:

·         Cut the gunda and scrape the seeds with a salted knife.

·         Mix in a little salt and turmeric powder.

·         Wash the mangoes completely and wipe them completely dry.

·         Cut into cubes and take off the soft seeds.

·         Mix everything fenugreek, mustard and turmeric powders.

·         Heat up 2 cup oil in a pan.

·         Set it aside till it cools down to lukewarm.

·         Pour out the oil over the powders and mix well.

·         Heat up salt slightly in a dry pot on low heat.

·         Take it off and in the same pan, heat up red chilli powder similarly.

·         Mix in both these ingredients to the oil masala.

·         Mix in the gunda and the mango pieces cubes to the masala mixture and mix till all of them are well coated with the masala.

·         Transfer into a dry ceramic or a glass jar.

·         Set it aside for 4 รข€“ 5 days without mixing.

·         Heat up enough oil to completely cover the pickled gunda and mango cubes.

·         When the oil has cooled down completely mix in to the jar.

·         Keep the jar covered tightly.


·         The pickle will be ready to serve in about a week.