Gundruk (Nepali: गुन्द्रुक) is a popular Nepalese dish made by fermenting and drying several leafy greens such as mustard leaves, radish leaves and cauliflower leaves that are crushed and packed tightly into a container and kept in a dark warm place for fermentation. When the desired level of fermentation is reached, the leafy greens are removed and dried in the sun.
There are many national cuisines of Nepal but some of them are the best that we can eat with anything, Gundruk is one of the best dishes of Nepal cuisine. It is a versatile food item that can be served both as an appetizer or a side dish, but it can also be made into a soup.
Gundruk Pickle (Gundruk Ko Achar) is a very popular and most loved dish in Nepal and the sour taste and texture of fermented Gundruk make the dish mouthwatering and flavorful.
Ingredients
- 100g Gundruk
- 1/2 finely chopped onion
- Chopped Spring onion
- 3 chopped ginger-garlic
- 3-4 green chilies
- 2 tablespoon mustard oil
- 1/2 tablespoon methi (Fenugreek seeds)
- Chopped coriander
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder
- 1/4 cumin powder
- 1/2 cup Soybean (Bhatmas)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
How to make Gundruk Pickle (Gundruk ko Achar)
- Firstly, heat up 2 glasses of water and soak Gundruk for 10 minutes.
- Soak the soybean in water for overnight and then fry it until it gets light brown color or also you can directly fry it on a heated pan without soaking and using oil
- Either boil two tomatoes or roast over the fire for around 5 minutes then gently peel tomato cover
- Grind tomato using hands or grinder and then add some salt.
- Now add chopped onion, spring onion (optional), ginger-garlic, lemon juice and green chilies and mix it properly.
- Now add soybean as per your preference
- Heat up 2 tbsp of mustard oil and add methi or fenugreek seed until the seed turn black in color
- After that add pinch of turmeric into the oil, immediately and pour it into the bowl
- Add 1/2 tbsp of cumin powder and all then mix everything properly
- At last, garnish with chopped coriander on top
- And it’s ready to serve 🙂
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