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mooli gajar mirch ka achar
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Gajar Mooli Ka Achar ,Carrot and Radish Pickle

Gajar Mooli Ka Achar- Tangy delicious carrot and Radish winter special seasonal pickle
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Pickles/Achar, Side Dish
Cuisine: Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: gajar, gajar mooli ka achar, Mooli, pickle
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 400 gm Carrot / Gajar
  • 500 gm Radish/ Mooli
  • 150 gm Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 100 gms Ginger / Adrak
  • 2 tbsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 3.5 tbsp Mustard Seeds / Rai kuria
  • 2 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Methidana
  • 1/3 tsp Asafoetida/hing
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 3 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1.5 tbsp White Vinegar / Sirka
  • 3/4 cup Mustard Oil / Sarson ka tel

Instructions

  • Wash and peel carrots and radish and wipe with a napkin.
  • Make medium thick slices /batons of about 1.5- 2 inches.
  • Wash and wipe green chilies, remove the stems and slit from the center and make into 2 pieces or just slit from the center .
  • Wash, wipe and peel ginger and chop into medium thick slices.
  • Take a big deep and wide vessel and add all the vegetables and 2 tsp salt and mix well.
  • Cover the vessel and keep it aside for a day at room temperature.
  • Now drain the vegetables on a colander ,wait for 15 minutes so all the moisture will be drained out.
  • Spread the vegetables on a plate and keep in sunlight for 2 hours so the extra moisture will evaporate. you can also keep it under the fan if keeping in sunlight is not possible.
  • Dry roast the mustard ,fenugreek and fennel seeds for a minute on low heat and then grind them coarsely when they cool down completely.
  • Heat mustard oil to a smoking point and then after few minutes when it cool down slightly add asafoetida and then let it cool down completely.
  • Take the vegetables in a big bowl and add the roasted ground spices along with all the remaining spices, 1 tsp salt and vinegar and mix well.
  • Now add the mustard oil in the pickle and mix everything well.
  • Fill the pickle in a glass jar and start consuming after 3 days.
  • Serve with paratha,roti or as a side dish with your meal.

Notes

Note-
  1. Either Mustard oil should cover the pickle completely OR keep shaking or mixing the pickle regularly.
  2. If you are not a radish fan then go ahead and add sliced turnips instead of radishes.