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Carrot Green Chili Pickle Recipe

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 Carrot Green chili pickle – that goes with pretty much everything!

Carrot Green Chili pickle is a very popular pickle in India. There are so many version of making this  and I have also posted few versions in my blog.

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gajar mirch ka achar

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5 from 1 vote

Carrot and Chili Pickle

 CARROT AND CHILI PICKLE – THAT GOES WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Pickles/Achar
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: carrot and chili pickle, Gajar mirchi ka achar

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Kg Carrots
  • 100 grams Green chilies
  • 15 Dried red chilies
  • 1 cup Refined Oil
  • 1 cup White Vinegar / Sirka
  • 1/4 cup Sugar / Chini
  • 3 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai
  • 3 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Methidana
  • 30 grams Ginger / Adrak
  • 30 grams Salt / Namak

Instructions

  • Wash and scrap carrots and then chop into batons.
  • Peel and chop ginger into small pieces and green chilies in medium size pieces
  • Take a mixer jar add ginger,cumin,mustard ,dried red chilies ,fenugreek and 3/4 cup vinegar and make a fine paste.
  • Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and then add the ground paste and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add carrots and fry for 4-5 minutes on medium heat ,keep stirring
  • Add salt ,sugar ,chopped green chilies and the remaining 1/4 cup vinegar and cook again for 3-4 minutes till the gravy become thick.
  • Remove from fire and let it cool down completely.
  • Store in a sterilized jar and enjoy with roti or rice

Notes

Note-
It will easily stay fresh for minimum 2-3 months at room temperature

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Comments

  1. @kuku tweets- vinegar is added to give sourness and is also a preservative,but you can use lemon juice too ,but then refrigerate the pickle after few days

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    • If I am replacing vinegar with lemon juice ,, should the quantity remain same ?

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      • Aparna- use 1.5 cup oil and 1/2 cup lemon juice

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  2. Thank you for such a mouth watering receipe. Can i use lemon juice instead of vinegar? Thanks

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  3. Great!!! Really impressed witrh this awesome recipe.According to me Mouthwatering & finger licking pickle,Really yummy!! Thanks for the recipe!! And waiting for your next recipe post!!

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  5. When do the dry red chillies go in?

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  7. I cannot read the recipe. My mouth is watering, tummy growling and after my dinner mind you. But this one I am copying to make soon.

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  14. that is so yummy pickle ,….my mouth is watering now….yum

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  18. Wow! What a fab recipe, and easy too. I have eaten this so many times, but never thought to make it. Loved it. You have a Indian cuising goldmine here!

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  19. It looks so yummy..one question,fohor w many days will it stay?

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  20. my mom used to prepare it when we were in delhi.. reminds me of childhood 🙂

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  21. that is some delicious recipe. love this pickle, will make it in winter.

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  24. @Sangeetha you can easily keep this pickle for 1 month as carrots are cooked with vinegar.

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  28. I love carrot pickle and this seems like an easy recipe. Can you tell me how long this pickle can be kept as the carrots are cooked?

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  30. I wish I could make this today. Have run out of vinegar. Will keep it for the weekend.

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