Brinjal Pickle (aunt's recipe)

This brinjal pickle recipe is from my aunt. It turns out pretty good and it disappears in no time at all. A big favourite in the family. You might also be interested in this brinjal pickle recipe.

Brinjal Pickle

Ingredients:

1 bottle sweet oil

5 lbs. brinjal – cut into pieces and sprinkled with salt.

8 bits of turmeric about 2” each.

2 level tbspns methi

2 level tbspns mustard

7 big pods of garlic

6 tbspns geera

3 heaped Milkmaid tins sugar (1 lb. 12 oz or approx. 750 gms)

113 red Kashmiri chillies

Method:

• Roast mustard seeds on tawa and then the methi and geera and husk them. 
• Grind the Kashmiri chillies,turmeric and garlic to a paste using sufficient vinegar.
• Boil sugar with water till it reaches a thread-like consistency.
• Then add one bottle of sweet oil with curry leaves.
• Add the methi, mustard and geera and then the masala ground in vinegar.
• Lastly, add the brinjals cut into 1" cubes.
• Add little salt and vinegar if necessary.
• Allow to cook on a slow fire until brinjal is cooked.