CAULIFLOWER PICKLES

Ingredients:

fresh cauliflower : 2 lbs.
red chilli powder : 3 tablespoon full
garam masala : 1 tbsp "
turmeric powder : a pinch
salt : 2 tablespoon full or to taste
garlic cloves : 6-8 cloves
mustard seeds : 2 spoon full
methi seeds : about 10 seeds
lime juice : 3/4 cup
groundnut oil : 6-8 tablespoon full
refined

Method:
1) Cut the cauliflower in to small florets. Wash them nicely and air dry for 4-5 hours.
2) Take florets in a mixing bowl, start adding the above ingredients one by one.
3) First add the vegetable oil and then turmeric powder, chilli powder,
4) methi and mustard powder, salt, garam masala,
5) garlic paste and pour 3/4 cup of lime juice into it.
6) Mix nicely with a spatula and keep it outside for 24 hours.
7) Make sure the salt, lime juice to your taste and if you need more,
8) add little salt and etc. Mix well.
9) Store in refrigerator for freshness.
10)You can also grate some carrot into it for better taste.
11)Tastes good with Rice and Chappathi.

SPICY CARROT PICKLE

Ingredients:
1. 1 Stick of carrot(long and thick)
2. 1 inch of ginger (ginger should be 1/2 the qty of carrot)
3. 1 lemon
4. 1 1/2 tsp of jeera powder
5. 1 tsp of methi powder
6. 2 tbsp of red chili powder
7. salt to taste
8. 2 tbsp of groundnut refined oil for better taste
9. For popu or tadka 1 tsp each - curry leaves, mustard seeds, dry red chilli's

Method:








1. Peel and grate the carrot and ginger together in a grater.
2. Heat oil in a kadai( or a pan) and when hot simmer the stove and add mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies.
3. After few seconds take the kadai (or pan) off the stove and put it aside.
4. Lets wait till the oil gets warm(it would take approx. 3 mins), then add the jeera powder, methi powder, chilli powder and salt.(Make sure to wait till it gets warm or the pickle color would be dark brown and tastes different)
5. After few seconds add the carrot-ginger mixture to the above and mix well.
6. Let wait till the whole thing cools down. When its cold take the juice of the lemon and add it to the above mixture and mix well.
7. Taste the pickle for salt. If you think it has less salt add it.
8. Store it in a air tight container in the fridge. Its ready to eat immediately, but tastes better next day.
Will last for a week in fridge.

CUCUMBER PICKLE

Ingredients :
Dosakaya (kheera yellow color) - 2 (medium size)
Ground Nuts - 200 gms (approx)
tamarind (as per taste)
green chillies- (as per taste)
salt - as per taste

Tempering
red Chillies - 5-6 peices
mustard seeds- 2 tea spoon
jeera- 1/2 tea spoon
garlic-4-5 pieces
asfoteda- one pinch
bengal gram- 2 teaspoon
curry leaves

Method
peel the kheera and remove the seeds and cut into small pieces, and keep it aside. take a pan heat the oil fry the ground nuts. keep the fried ground nuts aside and now fry the cut green chillies, and keep it aside. let it cool. now grind green chillies, ground nuts and tamarind and make a fine paste and add it to the kheera pieces, and mix it well, keep it aside. now take redchillies, mustard seeds, jeera, garlic pods, bengal gram, curry leaves and asfoteda and temper them well now once u have a good tempering add the kheera mixture to it. keep it for 2-3 minutes. garnish with coriander. serve it hot with rice.

Dosakai - A cucumber that is yellow in color, has a round shape and is available in many parts of India. Commonly added in Chutney, Sambar or Soup, Daal and also in making Dosa-Aavakaaya (a type of Indian Pickle).

English cucumbers - Have very little in the way of seeds and can grow to around 2 feet in length.
Mediterranean cucumbers - Skins are smooth with nearly seedless flesh, they have a mild taste.
Japanese cucumbers or ky�ri - A dark green cucumber with a very bumpy skin. Mainly used for slicing, salads and pickling.

Cucumber is a very edible fruit which comes from the cucumber plant cucumis sativus, which is part of the gourd family. It is being used for different purpose as it can be eaten raw or cooked. With so many health benefits it becomes one of the most important parts of food diet as well as skin diet. In North America, the term �wild cucumber� refers to manroot.

Cucumber can claim to be a water body as it has 90% water. It is known to be a cooling agent due to the water in it.

Cucumber for Eyes
It is believed that cucumber helps in reducing swelling around the eyes or the big dark circles under your eyes. This is world-wide treatment which is being used to its maximum extent.
Cucumbers are the most wonderful and natural eye pads you can find for yourself. The puffiness and the tiredness in your eyes may just leave you, if you do this in a relaxed fashion. These natural eye pads do wonders after a long days work.
Cucumber for Skin
If you want a happy skin, then cucumber is the answer. As cucumber and the skin share the same level of hydrogen, it becomes easier for cucumber to mask all the problem areas. It helps in soothing and softening your skin which can get you relaxed in no time.
With so many useful ingredients in cucumber it can help you in treating so many skin problems. It has become part of daily beauty product into face packs, facials, juice and many other things which can affect your skin.
Due to its cooling effect it can be termed as a magic wand for all your skin problems. The cleaning and cleansing property helps your skin tremendously making it soft and supple.
The regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.