Puli Milagai Recipe ,Chili Pickle with Tamarind and Jaggary

Sweet and sour green chili pickle

Puli Milagai is a classic south Indian pickle .Green chilies are tempered and cooked with jaggary and tamarind.It is a very delicious sweet and sour pickle, it can be made fresh in small quantities as it doesn’t have a long shelf life and its best enjoyed with curd rice,daal, rice or as a side dish with any meal but I enjoyed it the most with aloo paratha.

Puli milagai is usually made with only green chilies but I always add some chopped ginger in it .The consistency of its gravy depends on individual choice ,if you like more gravy then add little extra water but I prefer it on thicker side.Try to choose mild variety of green chilies to make this chili pickle.

The word puli means tamarind and Milagai means green chili thus the name of this pickle is Puli Milagai-green chili cooked with tamarind

I love chili pickle and often make- Stuffed chili pickle , Maharashtrian chili pickle, Chili and lemon pickle and quick and easy Rajasthani Mirch ke tipore

Puli Miligai Recipe ,Chili pickle in Tamarind and Jaggary Green chili pickle with tamarind and jaggary

• CoursePickles
• CuisineSouth Indian Cuisine

Prep Time

5min

Cook Time

8min

Prep Time 5min

Cook Time 8min

Ingredients

• 350gms Green chilies,chopped
• 1/4cup Ginger / Adrak,chopped
• 40gm Tamarind /imli (size of 2 lemons)
• 2.5tbsp jaggary /gur
• saltto taste
• 1/3tsp turmeric /haldi
• 1/4tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
• 2.5tsp Mustard seeds/Rai
• 1tsp Fenugreek seeds /methidana
• 1/3cup Cooking oil

Instructions

1. Wash and pat dry the green chilies.
2. Chop into medium size pieces or slit lengthwise
3. Soak tamarind in a cup of water for 25 minutes and then mash it and remove the seeds
4. Heat oil in a pan and add asafoetida ,fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds
5. When mustard start crackling add the chopped green chilies and ginger
6. Saute for a minute on medium heat.
7. Now add salt,turmeric ,tamarind water and grated jaggary.
8. Cook till it thickens.
9. Store in a glass bottle when cools down completely

Recipe Notes

Shelf life- Easily stays fresh for 4-5 days at room temperature and for 15 days in refrigerator.

Note-

you can adjust the consistency according to your preference,can make it thin or thick,taste great both ways

Can chop into medium or fine roundels or slit lengthwise

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