- Wash vegetables and cut into pieces.
- Tie these pieces in a mulmul cloth to make a bundle. Dip this bundle for 2-3 minutes in boiling water.
- After taking out from boiling water soak these pieces in 0.25% of potassium metabisulphite solution for 10 minutes. This save the vegetables from spoiling. Use one litre solution for one kg vegetables.
- After taking out from the solution place these pieces on Aluminium trays. There should be no water in the vegetables.
- Make a uniform layer of these pieces in the tray.
- Place these trays in the direct sunlight for drying.
Drying Vegetables:
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- Carrot-Peel off and cut one centimetre long pieces of carrot and dry in sun for 3 days.
- Onion-Peel onion cut into thin long pieces and dry in sun.
- Garlic-Peel of the garlic cloves and cut in pieces. Dry in sun for 2-3 days.
- Karela-Cut and remove both ends. Cut the remaining in small pieces.
Blanch in boiling water for 7-8 minutes. Treat with 0.25% of Potassium metabisulphite solution and dry in sunlight for 2 days.
