During a meal at home, an array of pickles come out of the
fridge. Your taste buds are in for a treat because you could get something
really sour and spicy to something sickly sweet. We always pair our pickles
with food, if we were to eat sweet sour Gujarati dall we usually have spicy
green mango pickle and with khari (made with gram flour and yogurt) and rice we
have this lovely sweet and sour kumquat pickle. Kumquat is from the citrus
family, the rind is sweet but the inside is juicy and sour. Here is a simple
recipe that is a staple in our home.
Ingredients
500g kumquats, washed, cut and seeds removed or keep whole
but poke with a toothpick
125ml white vinegar
250ml water
125ml sugar
¼ teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon fine coriander
1 tablespoon TH spices methi masala (email us to purchaseon thspices (at) gmail (dot) com ) or you can try chillie powder
tadka
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoon sesame seeds
How to:
1. Boil water,
vinegar and sugar for 5min.
2. Add tumeric,
fine coriander, chilli powder and kumquats
3. Boil on low heat until thick (takes about
20minutes) and take off the hob.
To make the tadka
Heat the oil and when hot add the sesame seeds. Add this to
the mixture and mix well. Place into glass bottles and refrigerate.
