Green Tomato Pickle

Hey there!  here I'm back with another pickle recipe.  Sweet, sour and spicy green tomato pickle is very easy to prepare.

Green tomatoes are the unripe tomatoes which are firm and sour. If you have green tomatoes and searching for recipe ideas than I have got two simple green tomato chutney recipes for you > click here

I love eating green or raw tomatoes.  Red tomatoes are available throughout the year but green tomatoes are quite seasonal. Today I got a basket of green tomatoes from my father and so I decided to make this pickle recipe.

Green Tomato Pickle 

📎Course : Pickle

📎Cuisine : Indian

INGREDIENTS:

• 7-8 green tomatoes 
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds 
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 
• 1/3 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp hing or asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp nigella seeds 
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder 
• 2 tbsp sugar 
• 1/2 tbsp salt 
• 1/2 cup mustard oil 
• 1/2 tbsp white vinegar

METHOD:

• Wash the green tomatoes under running water.  Wipe the tomatoes with a dry cloth. 
• Slice the green tomatoes. 

 

• Dry roast cumin seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, asafoetida and nigella seeds till fragrant. 
• Let all the ingredients cool and then in a blender blend it into a fine powder. 
• In a pan heat mustard oil. 
• Add sliced green tomatoes, spice powder from the blender, salt, suger, red chilli powder and mix well. 
• Remove from heat and add vinegar. 
• Let it cool. 

• 
  Now transfer everything in a glass bottle.
• Keep the bottle under sun for 1 week till the green tomato slices become tender and soft .
• After that green tomato pickle is ready to serve. 
• You can preserve it for longer periods but make sure your glass container is air tight. Give the pickle bottle under sun once or twice in a month and shake the bottle sometimes so that the oil in the pickle touches all the ingredients well. 

Hope you like this pickle recipe.  Don't forget to give a comment if you have any query.  

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