Green Apple Instant Pickle

I made this green apple pickle using super-sour green apples from my backyard. We were literally wasting those apples because none of us likes sour apples. I came across this recipe when a relative visited us and suggested making this pickle.

At first, I tried it with just two small apples since I wasn’t sure whether my family would like it, but surprisingly, they loved it. In fact, my girls even enjoyed taking it to school as a side dish with curd rice. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Green Apple -  2
2. Salt to taste
3. Red chilli powder - 2-3 tsp (acc to taste)
4. Hing - few generous pinches
5. Sesame Oil - 2 tbsp
6. Mustard Seeds- 1 1/2 tsp
7. Fenugreek/Methi seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

• Chop the apple into small pieces.  
• Sprinkle the required amount of salt, mix it well and keep it aside for an hour.   
• After an hour, heat the oil, crackle mustard seeds. 
• Add methi seeds and fry it until golden brown.  
• Mean time, add the required amount of chilli powder on top of the apple pieces along with few generous pinches of hing.  
• Pour the hot oil tempering on top of the chilli powder and mix every thing well.  
• Keep it aside for another half and hour and can be used after that.

Since this is an instant pickle, we can use the mustard seeds and methi seed as tempering.  If we are planning to make it in large quantity, it is better to dry roast mustard and methi seeds and grind it and use that ground powder.  It will definitely taste better. Above said quantity will last for two days with a family of five :)