Gongura pickle ( Ambadi in maharastra)

Recipe: Gongura pickle 

Summary: a speciality pickle made with Gongura also called as Ambadi in maharastra

Ingredients

• coriander leaves – 1 – tbsp
• cumin seeds -1-tsp
• curry leaves -2 -springs
• garlic – 1/2 – cup
• Gongura – 10 – bunch
• hing – pinch – pinch
• methi seeds – pinch – pinch
• murstad seeds – 1 – tsp
• Oil – 1 – cup
• red chill dry – 3 – number
• Red chilli powder – 1 – cup
• salt – 0 – as per taste
• Tamarind leaves – 10 – grams
• turmuric – pinch – pinch
• urad dal – 1 – tbsp

Instructions

1. Pluck gongura leaves wash them in water and dry them in a cloth.Take a pan add 1/2 cup of then add the Gongura leaves cook till oil oozes out.
   Take another bowl add little water and tamarind bring it to boil and pour this into blender add some garlic and make a find paste.
   Dry roast methi seeds,coriander seeds and make a powder.
   Take another pan for tempering add oil 1/2 cup,red chilli dry cumin seeds,murstad seeds,urrad dal, chopped garlic and switch of the flame, then add pinch of turmuri,hing,curry leaves and pour this mixture in to abig bowl.
   In that tempering add red chilli powder,salt,,coridaner and methi powder,then add cooked gongura leave then add tamarind and garlic paste mix well.
   This can be stored for 3 months.

Cooking time (duration): 25