DATE-PALM PICKLE

DATE PALM PICKLE

Ingredients :

• Date Palm                       1/2 kg.
• Sugar                               200 grams
• Raisins                             50 grams
• Black pepper                  50 grams
• Dry Ginger Powder       30-50 grams
• Cuminseeds                    2 table spoons
• Salt                                  1 table spoon
• Vinegar                           1/2 litre

Method :

Cut date palms length-wise without breaking them into two pieces. Remove the stones. Combine black pepper, salt, cuminseeds & dry ginger powder, grind it finely. Fill these spices in the date-palms. Tie each date-palm with thread. Quantity of salt can be altered to taste. Fill all the date-palms in a jar. Add cleaned raisins. Raisins are not an essential part of the recipe you can avoid putting them if they are not as per your taste. Add sugar in the jar filled with stuffed date-palms.Then add vinegar, the quantity of vinegar should be enough to dip all the date-palms in it.Keep the closed jar in the sun for 15 days. Date-palms & raisins will puff up. Delicious pickle is ready.