Ingredients

  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorn
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon parsley (keep together in a single bunch)
  • 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

Method

  • Bring water and vinegar to a boil in a small pot. Dissolve sugar and salt into liquid, then stir in remaining ingredients except for onion.
  • Remove from heat, add sliced onion, and cover. Steep for at least 20 minutes.
  • Remove onions from liquid with tongs - retaining liquid - and place in a glass jar. Pour liquid from pot, making sure that parsley and at least some of the peppercorns and mustard seed get tin the jar.
  • Allow to cool on counter top, then refrigerate.