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knol khol pickle
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5 from 2 votes

knol khol pickle

Crisp and crunchy delicious knol khol pickle
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Pickles/Achar
Cuisine: Kashmiri cuisine
Keyword: achar, ganth gobhi, kholrabi, knol khol pickle, pickle
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 450 gms Knol khol /Ganth Gobhi 4 medium size
  • 4 tbsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
  • 3 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf
  • 2 tsp Dried Ginger / Saunth
  • Pinch of Carom Seeds / Ajwain
  • 1 Tbsp Salt / Namak
  • 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 3 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 1 cup Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel

Instructions

  • Wash and peel the skin of the kohlabi/ ganth gobhi.
  • Make small cubes of medium thickness and don't discard the stem and leaves as they can also be added in the pickle,
  • Spread the chopped pieces of knolkhol on a muslin cloth in sunlight for 4-5 hours.
  • Dry roast the mustard seeds and fennel seeds just for a minute on low flame to remove the moisture.
  • Now coarsely crush or pound them along with ajwain.
  • Take the knol khol pieces in a bowl and add the roasted spices and all the remaing spices and mix.
  • Heat the mustrad oil till the smoking point and then let it come to room temperature.
  • Now add the mustard oil in the knol khol pieces and mix it well.
  • Wash and wipe the stems and leaves and roughly chop them and add them in the oil.
  • Fill it in a glass jar and tie the jar mouth with a cloth and keep in sunlight for about a week.
  • Oil level should be on top of the pickle so can add some more oil if needed.
  • The pickle is Ready to use after 10 days.

Notes

Tip-
  1. You can also slightly steam the knolkhol pieces for about 2-3 minutes if you wish.
  2. you can also add few green chilies in it.