Kheera Pickle

Ok, I am not really sure if anything like this exists. It is just a quickie I experimented when I was running out of pickle and Indian meal is so incomplete without pickle that I had to make some ' stop gap arrangement' :)
I would not say this is the best, but it turned out not so bad afterall, with the least ingredients. As I said, when you have nothing else, this is a substitute.

Ingredients:

• Kheera ( Cucumber ) - 1
• Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp or to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Salt -to taste
• Hing ( Asafoetida ) - a pinch

Directions:

• Wash and dice the cucumber into small cubes. (You can leave the skin if you like, it will add good crunch to your pickle. or peel it if you do not like skin )
• Add salt and let it rest for 10 minutes. Drain the water released from cucumber.
• Add red chili powder and give it a good mix.
• Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter, then add hing.
• Pour this tempering on the pickle and mix it well.

There you go. Your quickie pickle is ready.

This would not have a long shelf life like other pickles, so you can make it in less quantity and use it up in a day or two.