Green Chili Pickles

Green Chilli Pickle or Hari Mirch ka Achar is a North Indian style pickle recipe where fresh green chilies are pickled with mustard seeds, lemon juice.

How to make Green Chili Pickles:

1. Wash the chilies and blanch them in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.
2. Grind mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a blender to make a coarse powder.
3. Put the powdered seeds to a bowl, add salt, turmeric powder and ½ cup mustard oil and lemon juice.
4. Add the chilies and mix well.
5. Cover the bowl with a cotton cloth and leave for 2-3 days so that the excess water evaporates.
6. On the third day, place the chilies in a glass jar.
7. Heat the remaining mustard oil in a pan.
8. Then pour the oil in the jar with the green chilies so they are all covered.
9. Keep the jar in sunlight for 3-4 days before using.
10. The pickle is now ready to use. Serve with rice dishes, parathas, rotis.

Tip:

• Best to use are medium green chilies, but you can aslo use red chilies, and small green ones to make this pickle.
• This pickle can be stored for 3 months in a cool and dry place.