Egg Pickle

Ingredients

• • Eggs (hard boiled) - 8
• • Vinegar - 2 cups
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• • Cloves - 6
• • Mustard powder - 1 tablespoon
• • Peppercorns (pounded coarsely) - 10
• • Red chillies (broken into small pieces) - 20
• • Garlic - 3 flakes
• • Ginger - ¼ inch piece
• • Salt - as required
• • Sugar - as required

Method

• 1. Crush garlic and ginger.
• 2. Mix this with vinegar and other spices.
• 3. Heat in a low flame for few minutes till all the flavours blend.
• 4. Then add salt and sugar. Set aside till it cools down.
• 5. Prick boiled eggs using a fork or tooth pick all over.
• 6. Fry this in little oil till light brown in colour on all sides.
• 7. Pack these eggs in a clean preserving jar.
• 8. Pour prepared vinegar on top till eggs are immersed completely.
• 9. Tie a fine muslin cloth on top of the jar and keep under sun for one or two days.
• 10. Serve it after two days.
• 11. Mix gently with a clean laddie every alternate day.