knol khol pickle
Crisp and crunchy delicious knol khol pickle
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Pickles/Achar
Cuisine: Kashmiri cuisine
Keyword: achar, ganth gobhi, kholrabi, knol khol pickle, pickle
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 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
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.
Tip-
- You can also slightly steam the knolkhol pieces for about 2-3 minutes if you wish.
- you can also add few green chilies in it.