Topic: Garlic Pickle

[Naga]

I have plans to make jb's Garlic Chilli Chicken at the weekend, but garlic pickle is one ingredient missing from my store cupboad and isn't readily available at short notice.

I decided to knock some up in the kitchen myself and had a look around the web for recipes. I couldn't find any that conformed exactly to the ingredient list of 'Ahmed Foods Garlic Pickle in Oil' mentioned by jb in his thread - most had many more ingredients, but the preparation methods were pretty standard.

At last, I plumped for VahChef Sanjay Thumma's recipe. Unfortunately, the quantites of his ingredients used in the video didn't ring true with his written ingredients list. So I had to guess a bit. As a garlic pickle virgin, I had no idea what it should look like, far less taste like, but I have to say the finished article is pretty moreish and I'd be happy to eat it with a poppadom or two never mind put it into a curry!



If anyone fancies trying it for themselves, here's my interpretation of the VahChef's recipe:

GARLIC PICKLE
By: Sanjay Thumma (VahChef)

Makes: Approx. 800g

Ingredients

For the Pickle Paste

250ml vegetable oil
2 tsp black mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds

[DalPuri]

I had no idea what it should look like,

Like a jar of baby slugs 

[Peripatetic Phil]

I had no idea what it should look like,

Like a jar of baby slugs 

So Naga was pretty close, then ...

[Bing]

Yuckity yuck .   ;D

[ELW]

Hi Naga I've just made a South Indian using garlic pickle as per the jb post.
I've never added the garlic flavour to this dish in this way, but it sounded like a fraction of the work of making the South Indian sauce.
I used Priya garlic pickle, with my own gravy, which I think is fairly neutral in terms spice oil, salt etc
and although I'm sure jb & his chef have the balance right , with their spice & gravy, mine turned out Achari like, due to adding pickle, and a fair bit overspiced due to the other ingredients in the Priya.
Didn't stop me tannin the lot, but I wouldn't have called it a south Indian
The Priya brand is quite red in colour

 ELW

[Naga]

...although I'm sure jb & his chef have the balance right , with their spice & gravy, mine turned out Achari like, due to adding pickle, and a fair bit overspiced due to the other ingredients in the Priya.
Didn't stop me tannin the lot, but I wouldn't have called it a south Indian
The Priya brand is quite red in colour

Thanks for the info, ELW - your insight is much appreciated.. As I mentioned, it's not handy for me to pop out and buy some commercial garlic pickle right now, and I don't mind having a go at making my own stuff. I'm making jb's curry on Sunday and looking forward to it too. I know what: you mean about tanning the pickle! It's so moreish it's hard to resist!

[chewytikka]

Interesting
How big were the garlic cloves in your pickle ELW

[ELW]

Interesting
How big were the garlic cloves in your pickle ELW

There was,a few chewytikka, but this was more of an red oily paste than a pickle. The market local to me have about 6 differently brands of garlic pickle, this one wasn't the cheapest
Round here, lots of the ta/s will throw pickle into anything and call it anything (Balti Karahi?)
I may have been a bit heavy handed with the pickle, I'm sure my gravy was bland enough,but  my south Indian doesn't taste anything like this
ELW

I'll photo the stuff rather than describe it, definitely paste like in texture, but pickle flavoured

ELW

[chewytikka]

Its ok ELW, I

[ELW]

Its ok ELW, I