How to make Home made Dill Pickles| Easy steps, PICKLING SPICE BLEND and PICKLING BRINE

Making Dill cucumber pickles is so much easy. No need to buy a store bought , its so easy you just need some spices and very fresh picked Dill cucumber and you can make your own

INGREDIENTS
For the PICKLING SPICE BLEND-1 Tbsp Coriander seeds, half tsp whole black peppercorn.1 tsp Mustard seeds, 1 Tsp ground Cloves,Half tsp ground Ginger, fresh or dried bay leaf,3 dried chilies crumbled,
For BRINING LIQUID- Half cup Apple cider Vinegar,, 4 crushed Garlic, 5 sprig Fresh Dill leaves, 1/4 cup coarse Salt, and Sugar to taste ( some people doesn't want too sweet pickles ) 1 and half quart Cold water.

PROCEDURES
Wash and Thinly slice Cucumber, let it soak in the cold water to crisp them up while you are making the Pickling spice and brine.
Combine Vinegar, water , 2 tablespoon pickling spice blend, sugar and salt, Let it simmer for 5 minutes, Add dill leaves, crushed garlic and sliced cucumber, and stir, Try to submerge cucumber in the brine using spatula, Simmer again in 5 minutes,. Turn off heat and let it cool down before transfer in a clean sterilized mason jar.

MY TIP in order for you to be successful in doing Home made pickles.
*Get the very fresh vegetables like very fresh picked from the farm. Don't use old vegetables that have been siting in the fridge for days or weeks.
*Use fresh Dill leaves when making dill pickles, I highly recommend to used fresh than dried dill leaves.
*Use High quality Vinegar and avoid those synthetic vinegar as it will affect the result of the brining liquid and the whole recipe.
*Allow at least 24 hrs before consuming home made dill pickles. to let all spices blend its flavor to the cucumber.

BONUS RECIPE
I also made pickled red radish while making dill pickles, Simply do as the same recipe but substitute DILL LEAVES into FRESH THYME LEAVES.