Carrot Pickle

Carrot pickle /Carrot achar is a very tasty and easy to make very tasty and spicy pickle.Carrot Pickle recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Carrot Pickle.

Ingredients:-

Carrot.                      - 3 big
Ginger chopped.       - 1/2 cup
Green chillies.           - 8
Garlic chopped.         - 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds.           - 1tsp
Fenugreek seeds.        - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves.               - 1sprig
Red chilli powder.       - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder.        - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida.                  - 1tsp
Fenugreek powder.      - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds powder.- 2 tsp
Lemon juice.                - 1/2 of a lemon
Vinegar.                        - 2 tsp
Curry leaves.                - 1sprig
Salt.                              - to taste
Gingelly oil.                 - 5 tbsp

Instructions:-

Wash and chop carrot, green chillies, ginger and garlic into small piece and keep aside on a plate along with curry leaves.

Method:-

1). Heat gingelly oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds and saute well. Add curry leaves and fry in oil.Add chopped green chillies, chopped ginger and chopped garlic into the pan and saute well until it slightly softened.

2). Add chopped carrot into the pan and saute well until it becomes little soft.

3). Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida, fenugreek powder, required salt and mustard seed powder into the pan and mix well until raw smell of the spice powders go away.

4). Add lemon juice and vinegar and mix with all the ingredients in the pan. Switch off the flame and allow the pickle to cool.

5). Once cooled transfer the carrot pickle to a glass bowl or in a glass jar.

A very tasty Carrot Pickle/ Carrot Achar is ready to serve with meal.