Strawberry Pickle
Strawberries cleaned, cut into pieces and dried with a cloth - 500 Gms
Chhuaras( dry dates) deseeded and cut lengthwise - 250 Gms
Chilli Oil - 220 ml
Mustard seeds (rai) roasted and ground - 15 Gms
Methi daana ( fenugreek seeds) roasted and ground - 15 Gms
Salt - 80 Gms
Saunf (aniseeds) - 10 Gms
Black jeera - 10 Gms
Kashmiri chillies fried and cut into juliennes -4
Kishmish(raisins) fried - 100 Gms
Badaam (almonds) sliced and fried - 50 Gms
Boil Together:
Juice of lemons - 5
Sugar - 750 Gms
Method:
Dissolve sugar in lime juice and boil.
Add dates and strawberries and cook thoroughly till it becomes thick and dry.
Heat the chilli oil and pour it over this date and strawberry mixture.
Add ground mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, salt, saunf and black jeera.
Add fried almonds, raisins and Kashmiri chillies.
Mix and store in airtight containers.
