Recipe 526: Mahali Root Pickle/Mahali Kizhangu Pickle

Till a few years ago, will you believe if we say that winters for many families without Mahali pickle was like summer without Mangoes?
A starter is sure to go from “hating the pungent-smelling pickle as a child”, to acquiring a taste for it!
This pickle’s most unusual quality is that it doesn’t use any oil, depending instead on yogurt or buttermilk to act as the key pickling agent. Making this pickle is nothing short of a ceremony!
This is a perfect side dish for curd rice/butter milk rice. At the end of a heavy meal, two or three bits of this mahali pickle helps in digestion.
#INGREDIENTS
#MAHILI_KIZHANGU_PICKLE
Mahali Root - 1/4 kg
Dry Chilli - 6 nos
Mustard - 2 spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1 spoon
Lemon - 5 (Diced)
Curd - 4 spoon