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PICKLES






 Cucumber    Peanut and


 yoghurt raita  chilli chutney



 A COOL AND REFRESHING   A GREAT SPICY AND TASTY
 CHUTNEY SOMETIMES USED   ACCOMPANIMENT TO ALL DISHES
 TO TOP A FIERY CURRY

 Preparation time: 20 minutes
 Preparation time: 15 minutes  Cooking time: 5 minutes


 You will need:  You will need:     Lime pickle
 ½ cucumber  1 cup peanuts
 ¼ tsp salt  2 tbsp cooking oil
 ½ tsp fresh crushed green chillies  1 tbsp cumin seeds
 1 tsp ground mustard seeds  2 tsp crushed garlic  ANOTHER DELICIOUSLY HEALTHY, OIL-FREE PICKLE THAT IS TO DIE FOR
 1 cup plain yoghurt  2 tbsp sesame seeds
 Freshly chopped coriander to garnish  6 fresh red chillies  Preparation time: 20 minutes   You will need:
 ½ cup desiccated coconut  Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
 Juice of 4 lemons       Fermenting time: 5-7 days            1kg fresh yellow lime
 Method  Salt to taste                                        2 tbsp salt
                                                              A pinch of turmeric powder
 1 Peel and grate the cucumber. Squeeze and                   1-2 cups sugar
 drain off excess water.                                      ½ cup red chilli powder
 Method
 2 Mix the salt, green chillies and ground mustard   1 Shallow fry the peanuts in 1 tbsp oil.
 seeds into the yoghurt.
 2 Heat the remaining oil in a separate pot            Method
 3 Add the squeezed cucumber and mix well.   and add cumin seeds, crushed garlic, sesame   1 Wash and cut the lime into quarters. Boil these in hot water with salt and turmeric powder for
 seeds and the chillies.  about 15 minutes until the skin is tender.
 4 Garnish with chopped coriander and serve.
 3 Put the fried peanuts, the oil mixture and   2 Spread out on to a clean cloth and let them cool.
 the desiccated coconut in an electric blender
 and whizz. Alternatively you can use a pestle   3 Place in a container and cover with a lid. Leave overnight to soften further.
 and mortar and pound it to a coarse mixture.
                    4 The following day, boil the softened lime and the sugar for 10-15 minutes until the desired
 4 Mix well with lemon juice and add salt.  consistency of the syrup is achieved.

 5 Store in jar and keep in the fridge.   5 Remove from heat and add the chilli powder and mix well. Leave aside for 5-7 days to ferment
                    stirring every day.

                    6 Taste for salt and add accordingly.

                    7 Store in the fridge in a glass jar and serve as a condiment.




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