Indian Recipes : Pickles : Gajar Ka Achar
CARROT PICKLE RECIPE (GAAJAR KA ACHAR) RECIPE
Ingredients:
3 cups water
230gms carrots (scraped and cut into 2"long sticks)
11/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/8 th tsp each ground mace, cloves and cardamom
2tsp salt
1/4 th cup shredded jaggery (gur)
1/3rd cup mustard oil
Preparation:
- Boil the water in 2-litre saucepan. Add carrots and blanch for a minute.
- Drain the water and then spread carrots on a clean cloth and sundry
(or spread them on a towel lined cookie tray and air dry in an oven
(200-degree Fahrenheit) for an hour).
- In a bowl mix the mace, cloves, cardamom, salt and jaggery.
- Add the carrots and toss to mix. Transfer to a sterilized glass jar.
- Pour the mustard oil into a small saucepan and place it over a moderate
heat. As soon as oil begins to smoke remove it from the heat and cool
it for 4 minutes, then pour it into the jar and cover it with a clean
cloth.
- Set the jar in sunlight for 13-14 days, bringing it indoor evrynight.
Shake the jar two or three times daily.
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