pickled-pickling Indian Green chillie pickle

[Englander]

Hi Guy's

When it comes to pickles India is king in my book they do them well very well

I believe Indian green chilli pickle is traditional made with "Jwala chillies" but I could be wrong I'm of course milder chillies could be used but I feel the "bitterness" of green chillies important in this chilli pickle .

INGREDIENTS :

40 Green chillies (finely chopped)
2 tsp Fennugreek seeds (powdered)
11 tsp Mustard seeds (powdered)
1/2 to 3/4 tsp asafetida powder known as "Hing" in hindi
1 cup oil seed rape oil or Mustard oil
1/2 cup of fine sea salt (yes cup)
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Chilli powder
Juice of 4 lemons

Method :

1. Pan roast Fennugreek and Mustard seeds- grind to powder

2. Heat oil hot !

3. Add asafetida to hot oil stir in well ( allow to cool)

4. Mix all dry spices, salt, plus finely chopped chilies mix very well

5. Add cooled oil and lemon juice mix well

Add to sterilised jars allow to age for two weeks before eating


And before anyone gets all "how much salt" remember Indian pickles are used as a condiment like ketchup or tartar sauce...........

I currently have a batch made with green Rocoto long chillies ageing hope to try it next week got a jar for my mate to try too value his opinion will keep you posted.

 

[Linyera]

That looks like the stuff I used to eat in Pinelands Natal South Africa.
There where the Indians live and make it.
Also curried green chillies. They use mostly cayen if I remember right.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Very cool man!

 

[ZanderSpice]

Nice. One of my favorite condiments. It will be nice to make my own and go for different flavors. The jar I'm looking at now (deep brand) also has ginger and uses lime juice and corn oil. Thanks!

 

[Flamecycle]

Thanks for the recipe @Englander, im hoping to try something like this recipe this year and will probably start here.

For salt... since your chiles were measured by count and the weight/volume of 1 pepper is pretty variable its hard to understand... what rocoto variety did you use or what is ballpark weight of 1 pepper in your recipe?

 

[The Hot Pepper]

For reference, this recipe has 1/2 cup salt:

Green Chili Pickle (Mirchi Achar)

For Vegans And Vegetarians

rasaala.com

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Personally, for 1/2 cup salt I'd use 2 lbs. of peppers.

 

[Flamecycle]

Rocotos are pretty heavy ime, this was over 4 lbs rocoto montufaur last year. Wish i recorded the count, looking back feels like a guess the jelly bean game. But im thinking 40-50 pods in that basket so maybe similar to this recipe volume...