Green Apple Achar / Green Apple Pickle

Green apple achar is very easy to prepare Indian style spicy and sour pickle made with small green apples adding lemon juice and spices.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green Apple Achar / Green Apple Pickle. 

Ingredients:
Green apple.              - 4 small
Red chilly powder.    - 1tbsp
Lime juice .                -1 large lime
Asafoetida.                 -1/2 tsp
Black gram/ Urad dal.-1tsp
Mustard seeds.            -1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds.        -1/4 tsp
Salt.                            - to taste
Coconut oil.                -2 tbsp
Vinegar.                      -1 tbsp
Water.                         -2 tbsp

Method:

1). Wash small green apples. Remove the outer green skin and chop the green apples into very thin pieces.

2). Transfer the chopped green apple pieces to a mixing bowl. Add required salt and red chilly powder into the mixing bowl and mix with chopped green apple pieces. Add lime juice into the bowl and mix well till everything is combined.

3). Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add urad dal (black gram) into the pan and saute in oil. Splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.

4). Add the green apple chilly powder salt and lime juice mixture from the mixing bowl into the pan and saute well. Add asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

5). Add vinegar and 2 tbsp of water into the pan and mix everything. Boil for few minutes and switch off the flame. Allow the pickle to cool. Once cooled transfer the green apple achar / green apple pickle into a porcelain bowl or a clean and dry glass bottle.  

Very tasty Green Apple Achar / Green Apple Pickle is ready to use.