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Carrot Pickle/Gajar Ka achar

Gajar Ka Khatta Meetha Achar/Instant Carrot Pickle

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Sweet, spicy and tangy Carrot pickle marinated in mustard oil along with aromatic Indian spices and jaggery and vinegar mix. Learn how to make carrot pickle..
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Condiments, Sides
Cuisine Indian, North Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 7-8 Carrots 500 gm
  • 8-10 Garlic Cloves
  • 2-3 tbsp Mustard Oil
  • 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1 tbsp Cracked Mustard Seed(Rai Kuria)
  • 1-2 tsp Red Chilli Powder or as required
  • 1/4 Cup Jaggery increase if you need sweeter pickle
  • 1/4 Cup Vinegar Use any, I used Apple Cider
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash and peel the carrots. Cut into required size. Refer to the pics.
    7-8 Carrots
  • Boil water in a pan. Ad a tsp of salt to it. Add carrots in boiling water for 4-5 minutes. then drain the water completely. Keep it to dry. the carrots should be completely dry before making pickle. 
    Salt
  • Peel, wash and dry garlic cloves. Cut the big cloves in half.
    8-10 Garlic Cloves
  • Dry roast cumin, fennel and fenugreek seeds and crush coarsely with mortar and pestle.
    1 tbsp Fennel Seeds, 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds, 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • Once the carrots are dry, heat mustard oil in a pan, when the oil heats to smoking point, switch off the gas slightly cool the oil, after 1-2 minutes, add all the spices along with salt and mix well.  
    2-3 tbsp Mustard Oil, 1 tbsp Cracked Mustard Seed(Rai Kuria), 1-2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Add carrots and garlic and mix well.
  • In a separate pan, add vinegar, add jaggery, mix and heat the mix till jaggery dissolves. Take off from the gas/stove once jaggery dissolves. Let it cool .
    1/4 Cup Vinegar, 1/4 Cup Jaggery
  • Once it completely cools down,add to the carrots. Mix well. Transfer the carrots to an airtight glass container and  keep it in bright sunlight(preferably) fro 2 days. 
  • After 2 days use as required with your favourite meal.

Notes

  • Mustard oil is traditionally used to make this pickle. It adds on to a rustic taste. You can use any other oil also of your choice like olive oil.
  • Instead of jaggery you can use sugar also.
  • If you want you can add cauliflower radish or green chillies to it.
Keyword Gajar Ka Achar, Kahatta Meetha Achar
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