Carrot and chili pickle – that goes with pretty much everything!
INGREDIENTS-
- Carrots-1/2 kg
- Green chilies-100 gms
- Dried red chilies-15
- Refined oil-1 cup
- White vinegar-1 cup
- Sugar-1/4 cup
- Mustard seeds-3 tsp
- Cumin seeds-3 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp
- Ginger-30 gm
- Salt-30 gms
PROCEDURE-
- 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
Note-
It will easily stay fresh for minimum 2-3 months at room temperature .
@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
If I am replacing vinegar with lemon juice ,, should the quantity remain same ?
Aparna- use 1.5 cup oil and 1/2 cup lemon juice
Thank you for such a mouth watering receipe. Can i use lemon juice instead of vinegar? Thanks
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!!
@Anonymous-add dry red chili at step 4
When do the dry red chillies go in?
Nice pickle recipe.
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.
Mouthwatering pickle…Loved the tempting clicks..
Awesome pickle!
Slurp, highly irresistible pickle..
Mouthwatering & fingerlicking pickle,yummy!!
wow.. nice & delicious pickle..nice click..
Interesting one…pickle looks so yummy…
that is so yummy pickle ,….my mouth is watering now….yum
Wow mouth watering pickle..looks so tempting.
Hey this pickle looks mouth-watering
awesome color…
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!
It looks so yummy..one question,fohor w many days will it stay?
my mom used to prepare it when we were in delhi.. reminds me of childhood 🙂
that is some delicious recipe. love this pickle, will make it in winter.
Love this pickle recipe. i tend to make the raita carrot and chillies but that doesn't last too long. I'll try your recipe this time.
Mina
mouthwatering pickle…
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@Sangeetha you can easily keep this pickle for 1 month as carrots are cooked with vinegar.
Delicious pickle…
Lookin good. Only i would use mustard oil instead of regular oil
mouth watering pickle..literally drooling here..
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?
New kinda pickle… Nicely done
I wish I could make this today. Have run out of vinegar. Will keep it for the weekend.
Wow mouth watering pickle..looks so tempting.
pickel looks so tempting and healthy one.
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Hi anjana. nice pickle
as i told you your cooking almost same as ours
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Mouth watering here…
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