Grapes Pickle

Pickles are always an essential part of Kerala vegetarian meals.I always prefer some kind of pickles as a side dish for rice. This time we will see how to prepare grapes pickle. Here I have used green grapes,it is always better to select sour ones for this.So next time if you buy sour grapes this pickle will be a suitable choice for you.You can refrigerate this pickle for one month. It tastes better after few days of pickling.

Ingredients

• Grapes- 150 gram
• Ginger – small piece
• Garlic – 5
• Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 tablespoon
• Fenugreek Powder- 1 teaspoon
• Asafoetida powder- 1 teaspon
• Vinegar- 2 tablespoon

Preparation

1. Wash the grapes and wipe it with clean kitchen towel.Cut grapes into half, add salt and keep it for one hour.
2. Cut ginger into strips, chop  garlic. Mix up all the powders and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan and put in mustard seeds. When it splutters add ginger, garlic  and allow it to get roasted in a medium flame.
4. Switch off the flame and add the powders and mix well. Bring it back to stove and roast it in a very low flame. It should not get burned.
5. Add the grapes  and mix everything well. Finally add vinegar and switch off.