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carrot pickle recipe | gajar ka achar | instant carrot pickle recipe

easy carrot pickle recipe | gajar ka achar | instant carrot pickle recipe
Course pickle
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 1 box
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

  • 3 carrot thickly sliced (approx. 1½ cups chopped carrot)
  • 5 tbsp oil
  • 2 inches ginger thinly sliced
  • ¾ tsp mustard seeds / rai
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • ¼ tsp hing / asafoetida
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder add more if you prefer spicy
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds powdered
  • ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds dry roasted and powdered
  • 1 tbsp salt adjust to your taste
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 2 lemon juice

Instructions

  • firstly, in a large pan add 2 tbsp of oil and to that add ginger juliennes (thick pieces of ginger).
  • furthermore, add chopped carrot and saute.
  • saute on medium flame for 1 minute. keep them aside.
  • next to the same oil, add 3 more tbsp of oil.
  • once the oil is sufficiently hot, add mustard seeds, red chilli, hing and curry leaves. saute till the mustard seeds splutter.
  • furthermore, add 2 tsp of chilli powder, turmeric powder, mustard powder, fenugreek powder and salt. to prepare fenugreek powder and mustard powder, dry roast then powder them.
  • give a good mix and switch off the flame.
  • now add fried carrot and ginger.
  • additionally, add a tsp of vinegar.
  • also add juice of 2 lemons.
  • then give a good mix. once the pickle is cooled completely transfer to a glass jar. and clean the sides with the help of tissue paper.
  • finally, serve pickle immediately or store in a airtight container.