Dates pickle/ Acharu

Pickles & rice combination is the best thing that you can ever taste. When we bored with the regular curries, we always look for a pickle, it gives you a refreshing taste to your meal,
Dates pickle is mixed with sweet, spicy , salty & sour , 
Not only with rice , enjoy the taste with a slice of bread , it’s amazing. 
You can make it with few ingredients in a very short time. It’s super tasty & super healthy.



INGREDIENTS 

200g dates
7-8 garlic cloves
80g of onion( a large onion)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper powder 
3 tsp chilly flakes 
1 tsp vinegar 

Remove the seeds from the dates, wash it & soak in boiling water for about 10 minutes ,

Grind the garlic cloves & onion , add the soaked dates & continue grinding, if needed add some water. You’l get a thick paste.


Heat some oil in a pan, 
Add the mixture in it, add the remaining ingredients, sauté well for about 5-8 minutes over low medium flame.you will see the color changes to dark brown & the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan, remove from the heat, let it cool, store in a airtight container in the refrigerator. 




Watch video recipe in YouTube
https://youtu.be/I0PTXUunxSM

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