How to make green chilli pickle (hari mirch ka achar) at your home

Chilli is hot in taste and eaten either as raw or cooked  for its hot flavour. Chilli or peppers are used to make variety of sauces and chilli pickles. There are several supersitions associated with the use of chilli. It is used along with lemon to ward off evil spirits from home . From nutritional view point, red chilis are rich source of vitamin C and carotene. On the other hand, yellow and  green chillis contain a considerably lower amount of both these substances. Peppers contain fair amount of most of the B vitamins, potassium, magnesium and iron. Green chilli pickle is served alongwith other Indian dishes and can be easily prepared at home. The process is illustrated with suitable photographs stepwise.

Ingredients required to prepare green chilli pickle:

• 1 kg green chillies
• 50 g  - roasted and ground cumin seeds
• 100 g  fenugreek seeds
• 200 g mustard seeds
• 1 cup salt or as per taste
• 100 g mustard oil
• 1-2 tablespoon red chilli powder
• 
  1-2  tablespoon turmeric powder
• 4  tablespoon amchur powder (dried mango powder)
• 2 cup of black vinegar
  

Method:

• Cut green chillis into thin slices  lengthwise (preferably 2 pieces of each)
• Add the turmeric powder 1-2 tablespoonful as per your taste
• Add mustard and fenugreek seeds in the quantities shown in ingredients
• Add 1 or 2 tablespoonful red chilli powder
• Add dried mango powder and mix it by stirring
• Add one cup salt and mix it well
• Add the cumin powder
• Add mustard oil and vinegar and stir with spoon
• Fill the pickle in a jar 
• Pickle is ready to serve