Kumquat Achaar recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 2kg kumquats (rinsed, sliced into thirds, seeds removed)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon mild Kashmiri chilli powder
• 6 tablespoons Methi (Fenugreek) masala (pickle spice)
• 375ml bottle white vinegar
• 6 tablespoons maizena (corn flour) (corn flour)
• 450g tin apricot jam
• 2 cups ordinary sugar
• ½ cup oil
• 4-6 cloves garlic (thinly slivered)
• 2 tablespoons tal (sesame seeds) (sesame seeds)
• 1 teaspoon rai (black mustard seeds)
• 4 green chillies (slit from tip but attached to stem)
• 2 stems curry