Description
A colorful, complex-tasting pickle combining diverse vegetables like carrots, daikon, green peas, green chilies, and lemons in mustard oil and spices.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Carrots
- Daikon radish
- Green peas
- Lemon
- Green chilies
- Mustard oil
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Mustard seeds
- Coriander
- Ajwain
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut carrots, daikon, green chilies, lemons into bite-sizes, coat with salt and turmeric, leave for hours, and wipe off the drawn moisture firmly.
- Heat mustard oil in a pot until smoking, let cool, add cumin, mustard seeds, coriander, ajwain to release aroma.
- Coat veg with spice oil, pack in a jar, expose to sunlight for days to mature and draw acidity.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sharp flavor of mustard oil and refreshing ajwain aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Fukujinzuke (as a Japanese curry garnish sub)
Pairing
Dal Tadka、Paratha
Trivia
[Hardcore] While commercial ones are common, homemade versions have far superior oil quality and spice aroma. A traditional preserved food utilizing North India's sunny, dry climate.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Sandwich it directly in Paratha (whole wheat flatbread) to enjoy as a spicy, sour snack!
Allergen
None