Dosa avakaya / cucumber pickle

Ingredients :

Dosakaya / Round yellow cucumber : 1

red chilli powder : 2 tsp

methi /fenugreek seeds : 1/4 tsp

mustard seeds : 1.5 tsp

salt : 3/4 tsp

for tempering :

oil : 1 tbsp

cumin ceeds ; 1/2 tsp

mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp

dry red chilli : 1

turmeric : 1/4 tsp

Peel and deseed the cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Now if u find that more water content is there in the vegetable dry it on a paper napkin in a single layer for some time. Now dry roast the fenugreek seeds and grind into a fine powder along with mustard seeds. When u find the pieces to be without water transfer into a bowl. Add in the red chilli powder, salt and mustard-cumin powder and mix well so that all the pieces are covered with the spices.

Now heat oil in a small pan and afetr it gets heated up put in the mustard seeds and allow them to crackle. Add in the cumin seeds, dry red chilli and turmeric. Switch off the stove. Pour it over the pieces after it gets cooled. Give a gentle mix and serve after one hour so that all the spices get into the pieces. Goes well with pappu/dal and upma.