Chinese Style Spicy Pickled Cucumber

Chinese Style Spicy Pickled Cucumber

From   Firangi Tadka

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 0 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Pickle

Type: Chinese

Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite

Ingredients

  • Medium cucumbers 2
  • White vinegar (sirka) 5 tbsps
  • Castor sugar 4 tbsps
  • Red chilli flakes 1 tsp
  • Salt 1½ tsps
  • Ginger, sliced 1 inch
  • Sesame (til) oil 2 tsps
  • Fresh red chilli paste 1 tsp
  • Cabbage, cut into square pieces 1 cup

Methods

  • Peel cucumbers and slice lengthwise and remove seeds.
  • Take 2 tbsps vinegar, 2 tbsps sugar, chilli flakes, ½ tsp salt, ginger, sesame oil in a bowl and mix well.
  • Add cucumber to the vinegar-sugar mixture and mix well so that all the cucumber pieces get well coated. Refrigerate or store in an airtight container.
  • Take 3 tbsps of vinegar, 2 tbsps sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chilli paste in another bowl and mix well. Add cabbage pieces and mix well so that all the cabbage pieces are well coated. Refrigerate or store in an airtight container.
  • These pickles will keep for a week at least.