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Cauliflower Pickle Recipe Andhra Style
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Cauliflower Pickle Recipe Andhra Style
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 

CauliflowerPickle Recipe is one of the South Indian recipes made during the winter season. Learn how to make this recipe with step by step image instructions along essential tips.

Course: Pickle
Cuisine: Andhra
Keyword: Cauliflower Pickle Recipe
Servings: 1 Medium Jar
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Cauliflower – 2 Flowers medium size
  • Crystal salt – 1 tbsp.
  • Water – required to clean cauliflower
  • Turmeric powder – ¾ tbsp.
  • Mustard seeds – 3 tbsp.
  • Fenugreek seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp.
  • Oil – 1 bowl
  • Garlic – ½ cup crushed
  • Dry red chillies – 7 No.
  • Curry leaves – ½ cup
  • Asafetida/ Hing – a pinch
  • Red chilli powder – ½ cup use pickle chilli powder
  • Salt – 3 tbsp. as per your taste
  • Lemon juice – 3 No.
Instructions
  1. Cut florets to its edge while removing its stem as we need the only floret. Cut into small size pieces.
  2. Transfer them to fresh water and blanch to remove remains of pesticides.
  3. In another vessel, boil water and add little salt and turmeric powder to remove any worms or fungus over the flower.
  4. Remove from water and sun-dry till all moisture is removed.
  5. We can add spice powders but roasting spices and making fresh ground out of them gives a good flavor.
  6. Dry roast mustard seeds, jeera, and fenugreek seeds on low flame and make powder once cooled.
  7. In a pan add 1 bowl of oil (sesame oil preferred) and the quantity of oil depends on the quantity of pickles we make.
  8. Once the oil is heated, put florets and deep fry for a minute, and drain excess oil.
  9. Transfer to a mixing bowl. In the remaining oil, fry crushed garlic, curry leaves and dry red chillies.
  10. Sprinkle little asafetida and keep aside till oil is cooled.
  11. Add dry roasted spice powder, red chilli powder, salt and a little turmeric powder over florets.
  12. Extract lemon juice from 3 medium-size lemons or we can even substitute it with vinegar.
  13. Add this juice to spices and add deep fried spices and oil and mix well.
  14. Keep the cauliflower pickle recipe aside for 24 hours and serve with hot steamed rice.