Cranberry Pickle (Thokku)

I know Cranberries are not in season now, but when it comes again, you can make this pickle.

You will need

Cranberries - 2 Bags
Gingelly Oil - 4Tablespoons
Mustard seeds- 1 Teaspoon
Red Chili - 3 or 4
Red Chili Powder or Pickle Powder - 1/4th of the amount of Cranberry Paste
Salt - 1/4th of the amount of Chili Powder
Hing - 1/4th of the amount of Salt

To make the Pickle
---> Wash the cranberries well in water and take out the ones which are squished.
---> Drain and Pat them dry
---> In a heavy bottomed pan, (on a medium flame) add 1 Tablespoon oil and put the cranberries in, it will start to burst and become squishy in under 5 minutes
--->Mash them with a wooden spoon and switch the stove off.
--->Let them cool and once they are cool, transfer them to a mixer and make a paste.
--->In the same pan, add the rest of the oil and add the mustard seeds and red chillies
--->Once the start bursting, add the cranberry paste, add the turmeric powder and Pickle powder and mix well.
--->Cover the pan and let it all cook together on a small to medium flame for about 5 to 10minutes, until the color of the paste darkens
--->Let cool and transfer to a dry container.

Goes well with Bread, Dosa, Adai, Curd Rice, Chapathi etc..

Cream Cheese Appetizer

For my daughter's birthday, My Sis In Law Bhairavi, assembled this wonderful appetizer.
She placed a bar of cream cheese on a flat platter and poured some cranberry glaze over that, and topped it with some crushed walnuts and some lemon rind.
She placed some wheat cracers to eat with it.
It is a very easy appetizer to make and very tasty too.