Lift Mukhallal Muḥallā (Sweetened Pickled Turnip)

Ingredients

• turnip
• salt
• cloves
• aromatic spice blend
• vinegar
• ūqiyya per raṭl of vinegar honey
• saffron

Instructions

1. Peel medium turnips and cut small; sprinkle with a little salt, cloves, and aromatic spices, and rub well by hand.
2. Stir two ūqiyya of honey into each raṭl of vinegar and tint with a little saffron.
3. Pour the sweetened vinegar over the turnip to cover, seal in a glass jar, and leave until matured, then use.
4. Alternatively (unsweetened): parboil the cut turnip lightly in salted water, dust with cloves, cover with plain vinegar, and use once matured.