Dates & Ginger Pickle

It’s again pickle time...today I am sharing a very interesting pickle recipe. This pickle is made from dates (khajoor) and ginger...it has the sweetness of dates and tanginess of ginger. You can have this pickle with any Indian dish, it is sure to make your food more flavoursome. You can store this pickle at room temperature in an air tight container up to 12 months.

Ingredients:

100 Gms Dates (without seeds)
250 Gms Ginger
50 Gms Raisins
10-12 tbs Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Black Salt
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Garam Masala
1 Medium Size Bowl Sugar
½ teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
1 teaspoon Deggi Lal Mirch

Directions:  
·         Cut dates and ginger in long and thin pieces
·         Take a bowl and put ginger and salt in it and stir it
·         After this add lemon juice to it and keep it aside for 2 minutes
·         Put a stainless steel bowl on medium flame and add dates, marinated ginger, raisins, black salt, garam masala, roasted cumin powder, sugar and deggi lal mirch and stir it for 4-5 minutes
·         After it cools down then put in an air tight container and store it a room temperature
·         You can serve this pickle immediately
Note: You can change the quantity of salt or sugar according to taste