Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Winter is the time for fresh juicy carrots and for a few days one also sees fresh garlic at select shops in the vegetable markets. The combination of fresh carrots and fresh garlic in a water based carrot pickle makes for a delicious and mildly flavored pickle that goes with rice, roti or even bread and snacks.

Paniwala Gajar Ka Achar 










Ingredients: 

· 2-3 long, juicy carrots ( available in winter) 
· 8 to 10 flakes of fresh garlic (also available in winter) slit into two lengthwise. If fresh garlic not available , use regular garlic 
· ½ tsp red chillie powder 
· ¼ tsp turmeric powder 
· ½ mustard seeds ( coarsely ground) 
· Salt to taste 
· 2 cups water 

Procedure: 

Wash and scrape carrots and cut into 1 cm thick slices. Boil carrots with 2 cups of water in a pan for 5 minutes. Allow to cool. When they are at room temperature , add garlic , spices and salt. Mix well and transfer the contents to a glass jar. Expose jar to sunlight if you can. The pickle will be ready too eat in 2 days. This pickle should be finished in 3 to 4 days as it will get more sour each day. So make enough for 3 to 4 days and enjoy it.

No comments:

Post a Comment