Hot And Sour Tomato Pickle
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Curry
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      pounds        green tomatoes -- (red ones can be
                        -- used too)
  15                    red chiles
   1      cup           chopped ginger
   1      cup           chopped garlic
   2      cups          vinegar
   1      teaspoon      turmeric
   1      tablespoon    mustard seeds
   1      teaspoon      fenugreek
   1 1/2  cups          oil
                        salt to taste
 

Preparation:

1. Slice the tomatoes, smear turmeric and salt on them and soak them in 1 cup vinegar. Leave for about 2 hours. 2. Blend together the garlic, ginger, red chiles and 3/4 of the mustard, with a little vinegar. 3. Heat the oil and add the remaining mustard. When the mustard crackles, add the fenugreek. Fry for 2 minutes and then add the blended mixture and fry well for over 20 minutes. 4. Add the tomatoes and the remaining vinegar. 5. Stir continuously as the mixture comes to a boil. 6. When the pickle is almost done, the oil begins to float at the top. 7. Take it off the heat and let it cool. 8. Store in a clean bottle. Will keep for a year. This is a delicious accompaniment to rice/dal, roti or curd rice. You can vary the amount of red chiles/vingear depending on how hot/sour you want the pickle to turn out.