Cucumber pickle( Dosakaya nilva chutney )

Cucumber : 1 big sized
Salt : 1 1/2 table spoons
Turmeric : 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds powder : 2 teaspoons ( This powder to be prepared by grinding mustard seeds )

1. Wash and peal the cucumber and drain water. Cut in to small pieces. Add some salt and turmeric. Mix well. Leave it for two hours. Then squeeze out the water from cucumber pieces with hands. Now mix mustard seeds powder.

For popu :

Vegetable oil : 3 table spoons
Mustard seeds : 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds : 1 teaspoon
Fennu greek seeds : 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder : 2 table spoons
Salt : 1 1/4 table spoons
Garlic crushed paste :  2 teaspoons

Preparation :

In a popu pan  fry 1/4 tsp cumin seeds and fennu greek seeds ( methi seeds ). With out oil till they become light red. grind them in to fine powder.
For popu:
Heat oil in a popu pan, once the oil is hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, let it to crackle.  Add garlic paste,fry for a minute.  Turn off the heat.  Keep it aside for cooling. Add red chilli powder, salt, cumin methi seeds powder, pinch of turmeric powder and prepared cucumber pieces. Mix well. Keep this pickle in a clean container and keep it. From the next day cucumber pickle ready to serve.
This is very tasty to hot and cool rice.