27 September, 2018
Amtekayi Uppinakayi |Indian hog plum/Ambara Pickle |
ಅಮಟೇಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ |
Today I’m going to share the recipe of one of the distinctly flavorful Indian hog plum Pickle, which in Kannada language we call it as amtekayi uppinakayi/Pickle.
Amtekayi is hugely popular in South Canara, Goa, Mysore, Bengaluru etc. It is very widely used in my native malenadu region as well.
Not everyone likes this pickle at my place, so just made using very few of them because amtekayi season is quite short and disappears before you know it.
There are broadly two types of pickle in South India ie… fenugreek based (menthya) & mustard based (sasive or ava kayi). So we always use either of the two to go with pickles. And today I’m sharing mustard based amtekayi pickle. This is a very easy to make pickle, with very few ingredients recipe.
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Ingredients :
- Amtekayi/Indian hog plum – 18 to 20 nos.,
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder (hot) – 1/2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder (color) – 1/2 tbsp
- Rock salt – 1&1/2 tbsp
For tempering :
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/8 tsp
- Hing – 1/8 tsp
PROCEDURE :
- Rinse well and wipe the hog plum/amtekayi/amra dry with a cloth, then air dry them until they are completely dry
- In a dry glass jar/container Put the amtekayi and sprinkle all the salt on them, mix well with dry spoon and keep it covered for 2 to 3 days to get them shrinked and also the salt makes them release water
- Heat a pan and roast the mustard seeds until just warm and allow it cool completely
- Transfer the mustard seeds, turmeric powder, both the red chilli powders to a small mixie jar and grind them together to get a fine powder and everything mixed well also
- Now Put this masala powder into the shrinked/soaked amtekayi and combine well
- Prepare tempering using the ingredients listed below the heading ‘for tempering’
- Pour them on the Pickle mixture and enjoy
