how to make spicy garlic pickle

garlic pickle recipe/ lahsun ka achar/ is a spicy recipe, mainly used a taste improver for daily meals. Fresh garlic cloves are sautéed and prepared with tamarind pulp, turmeric powder and spices and finally sprinkle with pickle powder; this is  how to make spicy garlic pickle/ lahsun ka achar/rosuner achar.

Author: Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Course: pickle
Cuisine: Indian
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Servings:

Ingredients

1. Garlic-1 cup or approximate 50 cloves
2. Mustard oil-1 cup
3. Ginger-1/4^th cup chopped
4. Tamarind pulp -1/2 cup
5. Turmeric powder-1 tsp
6. Red chili flakes-2 tsp
7. Asafetida-1/4^th tsp
8. Mustard-3 tsp
9. Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp
10. Fennel-2 tsp
11. Salt to taste

how to make spicy garlic pickle

1. In a small bowl add water and tamarind to soak it.
2. Heat a pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek, and fennel, roast for 2 minutes then allow it to cool at room temperature.
3. In a blender jar add the roasted ingredients and make a course powder and keep aside.
4. 
5. Take a hard bottomed pan, heat mustard oil, add garlic and chopped ginger.
6. Sauté on medium flame till it turns slightly brown, do not over fry it.
7. Now add salt, chili powder and turmeric powder.
9. 
10. Saute for a minute in a low flame.
11. Add the tamarind water.
12. Cool the mixture.
13. Now add roasted powdered masala to the garlic mixture.
14. Allow the mixture to set,  then put it in a air tight glass jar .
15. Serve it immediate or you can preserve it in a refrigerator.