Ber / Jujube pickle

Name: Ber / Jujube pickle
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 medium jar
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg Ber; 400 gram jaggery; 1 tbsp panch phoron; 2 tbsp panch phoron powder; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp hing /asafoetida; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp roasted cumin powder; as needed Panch phoron -; 2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 tbsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp fenugreek seeds; 2 tbsp kalonji; 2 tbsp fennel seeds

spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

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Ber pickle is very popular in Bengal which is a signature Bengali pickle. It is prepared with ripe and red soft ber. This pickle is prepared using jaggery and Bangali five spices or Panch phoron which gives this pickle a sweet and tangy taste. It is a delectable combination of spicy, sweet and sour taste.

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Ingredients

3 days + 30 min

2 medium jar

1kg Ber
400gram jaggery
1 tbsppanch phoron
2 tbsppanch phoron powder
2 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tsp hing /asafoetida
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbspred chilli powder
1/2 tbspsalt
1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
as neededPanch phoron -
2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
2 tbsp kalonji
2 tbsp fennel seeds

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Steps

3 days + 30 min

1

Wash ber and dry it with a cotton cloth. Now put them in a colander or a big steel plate and let it dry in the sun for 3 days.
2

After 3 days when they are ready for the pickle, press each ber to crack.
3

To make panch phoron, mix all the spices given under panch phoron. Now grind 2 tablespoon panch phoron to a powder to add in the pickle and keep the rest as it is.
4

Heat oil in a pan and add whole panch phoron and saute it for 30 seconds. Now add hing and ber and give it a good stir. Now add turmeric, chilli powder and salt to it and mix it well. Add jaggery and mix.
5

Cook for 6 to 8 minutes on medium heat then add roasted cumin powder and panch phoron powder. Mix it and cook it again for 6 to 8 minutes. Let it cool completely.
6

Store it in sterilized jars. Keep this pickle in sunlight for 15 days and there after put it in the sun once a week to increase its shelf life.

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spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

on January 22, 2021 09:43

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I am Mrunal Thakkar. I can introduce myself as a passionate cook. All the time there is mainly one thing on my mind and that is to cook something that my family likes to eat. I just love food ingredients and I love to feed family and friends.The same love has inspired me to start my cooking channel on YouTube under the name spice queen. I would love to share my recipes with you all. There is no greater joy.Keep cooking! Keep experimenting! Keep spreading love!