Ingredients:

300 gms karela
100 gms green chillies
1/4 tsp haldi
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tblsp salt
5 tblsp oil
Juice of 2 limes

Method:

1. Wash karela, peel the outer skin, wipe & cut into 1/4 roundels.Pat dry with clean cloth again/keep under fan for sometime.
2. Wash, wipe and cut chillies vertically (each into fours).
3. Mix karela, chillies, haldi, mustard powder, salt and lime juice.Mix well and keep aside.
4. Heat oil to smoking point,reduce heat add mustard seeds and keep till they crackle.Remove from fire.
5. When the oil becomes cool,pour it over pickle mix,mix throughly and bottle.
6. keep the bottle in sun light for 2-3 days.
7. Its great with curd rice/pongal/upma. It stays for 2-3 weeks if kept in fridze.