Instructions

1. First deseed and cut the yellow cucumber into small pieces.
2. In a pan, warm 1 cup of oil. Keep aside.
3. In a large bowl , make sure the bowl is completely dry, add cucumber pieces, chilli powder, mustard powder, salt, fenugreek-cumin powder.
4. Mix with a dry spatula until the pieces are evenly coated with the spices. Then add warm oil. Toss everything together.
5. For tempering, in a pan, add 1 Tbsp of oil , split black gram, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, red chills and curry leaves. Fry for 2 min and add to the pickle.
6. Let the pickle cool down completely and store it in air tight container.
7. Serve it with hot rice and ghee or dosa or idli.