{Recipe} Instant Bimbli Pickle

In Goa every garden you will find a Bimbli Tree, Bimbla is a soar fruit which is mostly used in Goan curries specially prawns and also consumed by preparing mouthwatering pickles. Until today i never knew what bimbli called in English but thanks to Google I got so much wide information about Bimbli. 

As per Google its is called Averrhoa bilimbi(and commonly know as bilimbi tree,cucumber tree or tree sorrel)a fruit bearing tree of the genus averrhoa,family oxalidaceae. Further it describes that Averrhoa bilimbi is a small tropical tree native to Indonesia and but now species is cultivated and found throughout Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and Malaysia. It is also common in southeast Asian countries.In India is mostly found in the gardens specially in coastal regions south India ,Goa ,Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The culinary importance of this tiny fruit is used for sour or to give acidic flavour mostly for  seafood substituting tamarind or tomato.It is also cut and dried and preserved for later use.In India bimbli is mostly used in Kerala, bhatkal, Goa, places in Karnataka and Maharashtra basically mostly used in coastal belt.

Today here I come with simple instant Bimbli pickle which is my mum's recipe. No experiments just did exactly how my mum does.

Servings approx 500 Grams Bottle

Total Preparation Time : 30 min

Cooking Time : 10 min

Author : Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

500 Grams Bimbli fruit

3-4 table spoon of Chili powder

1 tablespoon of Turmeric powder

1 Table spoon of Mustard seeds

15 -20 Garlic flakes

1/2 Tsp  Meethi/fenugreek seeds
2 table spoon of Jaggery (just for sweetness)

Salt 

Oil

Step wise Method

1.Take fresh bimbli from the tree,wash them well and towel dry.

2.Then cut the bimbli in cubes and keep it aside.

3.Prepare the seasoning of the pickle .For that heat the oil ,then add mustard seeds,once you see mustard seeds splatter add fenugreek, chopped or crushed garlic and mix well.Then off the flame and add turmeric powder and chili powder.Mix all well and keep aside.

4.Add the mixture in the bimbli , then add salt, jaggery and mix all nicely.Can add extra chili powder for more spice.

5.Then Store it Glass Bottle and consume within a week or two. Advisable to keep the pickle in refrigerator or it might get fungus or become more watery.

6.Consume any time ,best with dal rice and also can enjoy with fish curry rice.

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