1.5 – 2 lbs strawberries, washed & hulled
1 cup sugar/brown sugar (adjust to taste – add more or less to how tart or sweet you want it to be)
juice of half lemon + zest of 1 lemon (or orange)
1/2 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon Panch Phoron * , divided
1-2 red dry chili pepper (keep them whole if you do not want it spicy)
1/2 inch ginger, peeled and grated

*Panch Phoron: This is a five mix spice. “Panch” means “five”.

The following spices are used in equal amounts:

Cumin seed
Radhuni/ (use black Mustard Seeds if no Radhuni)
Nigella seed
Fenugreek
Fennel seed