Traditional Gunda ( Lasode ) Pickle Recipe

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Namaskar....

I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my food blog.

# "Lisode ka Achar" or "Gunda Pickle" is a very delicious and healthy recipe.
It is very beneficial for us. It is found in the Summer only...so you can store it in the form of pickle till a year.

# It is used in Ayurveda and Unani system of medicine for treating cold, cough, fever, skin diseases and seminal weakness.

# Lisode are sweet in taste and has a white sticky substance as glue.
It is best used in the form of curry and pickle both.

# Let us start the recipe of "Lisode pickle"...

# Ingredients For Gunda Pickle..

1. Lisode or Gunda........1 kilogram
2. Mustard seeds powder...100 gram
3.Turmeric powder...2 Table spoon full
4. Red Chili powder...1 Table spoon full
5. Asafoetida...1 Tea spoon
6. Sendha salt...50 gram
7.  Mustard oil...300 gram

#  Method of Making .....

1. Firstly, wash the lisode well in an open water and dipping in a deep vessel two or three times.

2. Then place them on a strainer to drain out.
Now cut its stalks carefully with the help of a scissor so that the cap of lisode could not separate from lisode... otherwise lisode will get sticky.
( If you pluck lisode sticks  with your  hands, lisode caps will come out.)

3. After that, place a big pan on the high flame with 1500 ml.water ( 4 big glass).

4. As the water starts boiling, drop all washed and cleaned lisode in the boiling water.

5. Add half spoon turmeric powder for a nice texture.

6. Cook it while stirring till they become soft but not broken.
Just check them pressing by your thumb and first finger.
If you press it easily, then off the flame immediately.

7. Take out all the lisode from the boiling water in a strainer.

8. As they become dry and without water, just spread them out on a cotton cloth under the fan for 2 hours.

9. Now keep ready a big pan ( bhagona ) for the next process of pickle.
Add 1500 ml. mineral water in it.
( The best mineral water is that which is prepared by boiling and cooling method. )

10. Add fresh grinded mustard seeds powder, red chill powder, Turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida in this water.

11. Then, transfer lisode in this spicy and salty water....And mix them with a big spoon.
Cover it with a plate.

12. Let lisode sit in this water for 4 to 5 days and keep on stirring it two times a day.

13. After this period,  you will see that they have become more soft, fluffy and juicy.

14. Now they are ready for making its pickle.
Just drain out its upper water ( achar ke uper ka pani ) in a container and let the last spicy water remain in the same pan.
( Achar ke neeche ka masala ).

15. Add 300 ml.mustard oil in a pan and heat it on medium flame.
Let it cool completely.

16. Lastly, add this oil in the lisode and mix well.

17. Transfer it in clean and dry pickle jar.

In this way, "Delicious Gunda Pickle"is ready to enjoy.

You can eat it at this time also but after 15 days it will be more delightful.

You can store it till a year.

#  Note.....

1. Always take fresh and good quality vegetables for the pickle...it increases its self life, taste and texture.

2. After filling the pickle in the jar, just check that lisode should be dipped in the oil fully.
It is necessary to keep them stay long.
It takes less oil because its spicy mustard water is mixed in the oil too.

3. Instead of throwing its spicy water, you can take it. It is tasty and healthy too like other kaanji water.

Thanku Friends,
Thanks again.