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Brinjal (eggplant) pickle Recipe
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Brinjal (eggplant) pickle Recipe

12 ingredients about 2 cups openrecipes

This is a tweaked, reduced quantity version of the one at hindustanlink.com, see this topic: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/450702 It is a work in progress...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

130
Calories
3g
Protein
2g
Fat
28g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Eggplant 1 cup cubed (82g) 35
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard Oil 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mustard oil
  • 1 tsp salt, or more to taste
  • 4 cu in. ginger, minced into paste
  • 1/2 bulb (8 cloves) garlic, minced into paste
  • 1 lb eggplant (thin Indian or Japanese variety), cut into 1/4" x 1" strips
  • 2 tsp mustard powder, or more to taste
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp hot red chili powder (cayenne, de arbol), or more to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds, roasted and ground
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds, roasted and ground
  • 1 TB jaggery or piloncillo (unrefined cane sugar)
  • 3/4 cup vinegar

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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