Sweet and Tangy Onion Pickle

Sweet and Tangy Onion Pickle is an instant Onion Pickle made with finely chopped Onion, Tamarind, Jaggery, Red chilly powder and Hing powder. A delicious Onion Pickle served as a dip for idli or dosa and also as a side dish for rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Sweet and Tangy Onion Pickle.

Ingredients:-

Onion.                    -3 large
Tamarind.               - a gooseberry size
Jaggery.                  -2tsp
Red chilly powder. -2tsp
Hing powder.         -1tsp
Curry leaves.           -1spring
Salt.                         - to taste
Mustard seeds.         -1tsp
Coconut oil.             -1tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin, wash well and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

2) Soak Tamarind in 1/4 cup of  warm water for 2 minutes. Squeeze and extract Tamarind juice and keep aside.

3). Grate Jaggery with a kitchen knife and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp Coconut oil in a pan and splutter Mustatd seeds and saute well. Add Curry leaves into the pan and fry for a second.

2). Add finely chopped Onion and required Salt into the pan and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

3). Add dry Red chilly powder and Hing powder into the pan and mix with the cooked Onion pieces.

5). Add Tamarind juice into the pan. Add little water and mix well with the Tamarind juice.Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

6). Add grated Jaggery into the pan. Mix well with all the ingredients in the cooking pan. Cook for 2 minutes on low flame.When the pickle becomes little thick saute well and switch off the flame.

7). Transfer the Onion Pickle to a serving bowl.

(You can keep the Onion Pickle in the fridge and lasts for over a week.)

A tasty and delicious Sweet and Tangy Onion Pickle is ready to serve as a dip for idli or dosa and also as a side dish for rice.