Here's another two chilli flavoured pickles

[Nick]

A recipe by OiD for entry into the cookbook!

Garlic Pickle
(Lahsun ka Achaar)

Ingredients:
300 gm garlic cloves, peeled
1 tsp. turmeric powder
2 tsp. salt
1 cup mustard oil
1/2 cup vinegar

Whole spices:
1 tsp. fennel seeds*
1 tsp. onion seeds*
2 tsp. cumin seeds*
1 tsp. fenugreek*
1 tsp. mustard seeds*
4-5 red chillies, roughly broken
3-4 cloves
*These five make Panch Pooran or Indian Five Spice.

Instructions:
1.Heat oil and fry all seeds for a few minutes, until mustard seeds splutter.
2.Add whole chillies and fry for a further few minutes.
3.Add garlic, turmeric and salt and mix well.
4.Allow to cool.
5.Add vinegar.
6.Put in a sterilised glass jar & seal.
7.It should be ready to eat in a few days.


Green Garlic and Green Chilli Pickle
Lahsun aur Mirchi ka Achaar

Ingredients:
50 gm. green garlic. Pull garlic out of the soil when green leaves are green & tender, and garlic bulbs are not very big. They will look more-or-less like spring onions.
50 gm. Green Chillies
30 gm. dried Mango powder
1-2tsp salt (to taste)
2 tbs. mustard oil

Instructions
1.Clean and chop garlic bulbs and green leaves finely.
2.Remove stalks and chop green chillies finely.
3.Add salt and Amchur. Mix and leave out in the bowl for a few hours.
4.Now add oil, mix and put in a clean glass jar. Tie a piece cloth/muslin on top, using a rubber band.
5.Leave in a warm place, for a few hours more. Remove cloth and seal with lid.
6.This pickle should be good for about a year.