The combination of dates and lime pickle is simply irresistable. Tangy and sweet n sour, I hadn’t heard of this combo before but for my 2 friends who sent me a bottle of this delicious sweet n spicy pickle. Though not a fan of pickles, this one was quite different and I had made up my mind to make it.
Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies 
Add it to oil and saute well 
Add curry leaves and saute for 5 – 7 minutes on low flame 
Add the spice powders 
Add chopped lime 
Add chopped de-seeded dates 
Saute well until the raw smell goes away 
Ingredients:
Chopped De-seeded Raw Dates – 1 cup
Big Yellow Lemon – 2 chopped
Green chillies – 2 chopped
Ginger – 2 inch piece chopped
Garlic – 1 pod chopped
Fenugreek seeds – 3/4 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Kashmiri chillie powder – 2 tsp
Red chillie powder – 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 1/2 cup
Preparation:
In a mixer, grind the chopped green chillies, ginger and garlic into a fine paste adding 1 tbsp of water. Keep it aside.
De-seed the raw dates and cut it into long thin slices.
Heat oil in a pan. When it turns hot, add the mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter, add the fenugreek seeds. Add the ground paste and saute well for 5 – 7 minutes on low flame until the raw smell goes off. Add whole curry leaves and saute well again.
Next, in goes the red chillie powder, kashmiri chillie powder, turmeric powder, fenugreek powder, asafoetida and saute again for 2 minutes on low flame. Make sure that the paste does not burn. Add salt.
Then, add the chopped lemon pieces and saute well for 5 minutes until the lemon turns a little soft. Add the chopped raw dates and saute for 2 minutes. Do not saute for a long time as it will turn mushy. The dates need to remain crisp and firm. Adjust the salt accordingly.
If you need more oil, heat some more oil separately and pour on the pickle.
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