Lololikka achar/ cranberry pickle/red gooseberry pickle

Loloikka achar/ cranberry pickle/red gooseberry pickle 

Loloikka achar/ cranberry pickle/red gooseberry pickle 

Preparation time- 10mins
Cooking time-10 mins
Total time- 20 mins

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Lololikka- 1 kg
2. Fenugreek seeds-1 tablespoon
3. Ginger(chopped pieces) - 50 gm
4. Garlic (chopped pieces)- 50 gm
5. Dried red chilly- 15 no.
6. Vinegar (Acetic acid)- 100ml
7. Salt- as needed
8. Mustard - 4 tablespoon
9. Sunflower Oil/ gingelly oil- 250 ml
10. Chilly Powder- 8 tablespoon
11. Turmeric powder-3 tablespoon
12. Curry leaves- 30 no.

Method:

Step 1: Take a pan, pour oil and warm it. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, red dried chilly and curry leaves.

Step 2: After a few minutes, add garlic and ginger, cook it for a minute.

Step 3: Add chilly and turmeric powder and after a minute, switch off the flame. Then, add vinegar and mix it well.

Step 4: Finally, add lololikka and salt and mix it well. Allow it to cool. Then, transfer to a clean and dried glass jar and keep it closed for two weeks for soaking of lololikka. In between, shake the jar well but, don't open it.

Tips and warnings

• Use glass jar always for storing pickle
• Keep it at room temperature for 48 hrs and then keep it in the fridge for months (I prefer this method).
• If the pickle is covered with oil, you can keep it at room temperature for months, as the oil acts as a preservative. 
• When you take the portion of pickle from the bottle, slant the jar and take the lololikka pieces without oil.
• Cook it in a medium flame.
• If it is a maiden attempt, start with a small quantity, because, it needs the experience to bring the balance in the sour, spicy and salty taste of lololikka pickle.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce oil and salt also
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Hemoglobin level
• Suggested minimum intake

Antenatal diet

• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Reduce chili and vinegar, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Hemoglobin level
• Suggested minimum intake 

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce chili powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Hemoglobin level
• Suggested minimum intake 

Postnatal diet

• Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• You can add plenty of curry leaves, as it increases Hemoglobin level
• Suggested minimum intake 

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce chili powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Suggested minimum intake 

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce chili powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Suggested very minimum intake 

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce chili powder, as it contributes to acidity
• Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level (It's a precautionary measure)
• Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure (Its a precautionary measure
• Cook on low flame
• Add garlic, as it relieves abdominal distension
• Suggested very minimum intake