Stuffed Red Chiili Pickle

by sudha Chegudi

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Stuffed Red Chilli Pickle is a traditional pickle recipe prepared by stuffing a masala mix into slit red chillies and then preserving the pickle or achaar in oil and salt under sun.

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Stuffed Red Chiili Pickle recipe - How to make Stuffed Red Chiili Pickle

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Pickles / Achar

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 50 mins
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Ingredients

500 gms fresh, firm and long red chillies
6 to 8 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup mustard (rai / sarson) powder
2 tbsp dried mango powder (amchur) , 2 tbsp. salt
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing) powder
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
2 tbsp oil

Method

Wash chillies, dab them dry.
Oil hands a bit, or use kitchen plastic gloves to handle chillies.
Slit each, removed just some seeds depending on how hot a pickle you want. keep aside.
Mix all dry powders and salt, except asafetida.
Stuff each chilli with this mixture.
Heat oil in a small pan till smoky.
Add asafetida, whole seeds, take off fire.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Pack whole chillies into a wide mouthed sterile jar.
Pour lemon juice over them.
Pour oil over them.
Shake jar gently, cover and keep aside.
Shake every day, for 5-6 days, till chillies are tender.