Khajoor Ka Achar / Date Pickle / Masala Khajoor

Ingredients

• 250 gms Dates / Khajoor
• 2 tbsp Raisins/Munakka
• 2.5 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
• 1/4 cup Castor sugar/pisi hui chini- 1/4 cup
• 1/3 tsp Ginger powder /saunth- 1/3 tsp
• 1/2 tsp Black salt-1/2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder / Safed Mirch
• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder
• to taste Salt / Namak
• 1/4 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
• 3/4 tbsp Dried Pomegranate seeds powder/anardana powder
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
• 4 Cloves Cloves/laung
• 4 Lendi peepal

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and wipe dates and raisins and spread on a cloth till they dry completely.

2. 2

   Slit and remove the seed from dates and chop into 2 pieces .

3. 3

   Dry roast lendi peepal till they swell up.

4. 4

   Now grind together lendi peepal, cloves , cinnamon and pomegranate seeds and make a fine powder.

5. 5

   Take a bowl and mix every thing together (except dates.)

6. 6

   Now add the chopped dates and raisins and mix well.

7. 7

   Keep it in the bowl for a day, so dates and raisin will absorb all the juice and flavor.

8. 8

   Store in a glass jar at room temperature.

9. 9

   Serving suggestions- serve as a appetizer,digestive or as a pickle