... Beetroot pickle

 How to make Beetroot Pickle... ??

Ingredients required.... :


~~  Beetroot 
~~  Fenugreek seeds 
~~  Mustard seeds 
~~  Asfoetida 
~~  Green chillies 
~~  Chilli powder 
~~  Oil 
~~  Vinegar 


~~  Salt to taste....

Method of preparation... :




.. Bring Beetroot's, wash and dry them properly...


... Chop the beetroots and chillies into small pieces and rub the pieces evenly with salt....


... roast fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds in oil taken in a pan, allow cooling and then make a powder of it by grinding ....


.....Mix asfoetida and chili powder with the roated powder of Mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds...


...Heat oil in pan and remove from the flame.
Put the prepared mixture in oil....


...Add beetroots and chillies also...


... Keep it in a bottle containing vinegar and sprinkle salt.


Beetroot Pickle is ready to eat.... :)

.. Apple Pickle

 How to make Apple pickle... ?? 

Ingredients required.... :

~~ Apples


~~ Sugar


~~ Vinegar


~~ Cloves


~~ Cinnamon


Method of preparation :

 ... Bring apples, wash and dry them properly...


.. Peel off the apple skin and dice it into small pieces....


... Combine sugar ,vinegar, cloves and cinnamon in a pot or bowl or saucepan.....
... Bring it to boil, on high flame...
...Reduce the flame and add the apple pieces in the mixture...
..Cook till the apples become tender and the mixture gets thicker...
...Put off the flame, pour the material prepared into sterilized jar....


Allow it cool down.... 


keep in fridge or serve hot... 



Apple pickle is ready to eat... :)

... Spicy Carrot pickle

 How to make Spicy Carrot pickle.... ??


Ingredients required... :



~~ Coriander Powder ..
~~ Mustard Powder ..
~~ Cumin Powder ..
~~ Fenugreek Powder ..
~~ Red Chili Powder ..
~~ Asafetida ..
~~ Salt ..
~~ Carrots (peel & cut) ..
~~ Onions (chopped) ..
~~ Ginger-Garlic Paste ..
~~ dry Red Chilies (broken into pieces) ..
~~ Brown Sugar (or powdered Jaggery) ..
~~ Lemon Juice or Vinegar ..
~~ Black Gram ..
~~ Fenugreek Seeds ..
~~ Oil ..
~~ Mustard Seeds ...
~~ Cumin Seeds ...
~~ Curry Leaves ..




Method of preparation... :



... Bring carrots, wash them with water and then dry them up with the help of a cloth...




...In a blender, make a paste of onion and set it aside.
... Now heat oil and toss mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and black gram. 
Fry until the seeds splutter...
..Add asafetida, curry leaves and broken red chillies to it...
... Add pasted onion and ginger-garlic paste and cook until it turns brown in color...


...Remove it from heat and allow it to cool...


...Add carrot, lemon juice, salt and other ingredients to the mixture after it cools down.


...Stir it well and spoon it into airtight jar and refrigerate it for an extra crunchy taste...


...Enjoy the pickle after 2 days....  :)

... Lemon pickle

 How to make lemon pickle.... ??


... Ingredients required.... :


~~ Lemon..


~~ Ginger..


~~  Vinegar..


~~ Mustard oil..


~~  Turmeric powder


~~ Red chili pepper


~~ Fenugreek seeds


~~ Mustard seeds


~~ Asafoetida


~~ Salt








Method of preparation.... :




.... Wash lemons properly.. soak them in water for 24 hours
... after 24 hours, remove lemons from water....
..dry them with the help of a cloth...
cut them into pieces.... as desired.. 
... Rub turmeric powder and salt to the lemon pieces and leave it for 5 days...
....After the specific time span, sprinkle red chilli powder, 
sugar over lemon pieces and stir well....


Roast mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and asfoetida, 
grind them into powder.....
... add this powder to the lemons and mix them well....


....Now put this in a jar and keep under sunlight for 10 to 15 days while shaking occasionally....






Lemon pickle is ready ... :)




keep it in a cool and dry place.. !! 

... Amla pickle

 How to make Amla pickle.... ??


Ingredients required :

~~ Amla's...
~~ Mustard seeds... 
~~ Green chillies ..
~~ Turmeric powder..
~~ Hing
~~ oil



Method of preparation


... Bring amlas, wash them well...
put them in pressure cooker, allow them to get boiled..
..dice them into desired pieces... 
mix well with chopped  green chillies..
... heat oil...
... now add turmeric powder, hing and mustard seeds in oil...
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add amla-chillies paste and cook for about 5 minutes at low flame....
add salt as desired....










Amla pickle is ready, 
allow it to cool down 
pickle is ready to be served....... :)

.. Mango Pickle

.... raw mangoes... 






How to make mango pickles... ?? 




first of all collect all the ingredients required.  


~~ Raw mangoes ( medium sized )


~~  Red chilli's powder 


~~ Mustered seeds


~~ Salt


~~ Sesame oil


~~ Roasted Fenugreek seeds 


~~ Curry leaves




Method of preparation :


... Bring mangoes, wash them properly, wipe  dry them....
cut them into halves along with the seeds, 
remove the pulp from the seeds...
Dice the mangoes in desired sizes, ensuring that the hard shell is there in each piece inside.


Heat oil in a pan, 
splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves...
add red chilly powder, salt, and fenugreek powder...
now put off heat, 
add mango pieces and toss them well...


Take dry earthen jar and put the mango cubes into it....


Add sesame oil to the mango cubes and mix them well.... 


now keep jar in sunlight for 3 to 4 days....












Mango pickle is ready to be served.... :)

.. something more about "achar"

... their is a vast variety of pickles been made in India, they are made up of fruits as well as vegetables. which brings on the wide array to linger your taste buds....

 Mango Pickle, 

lime, 

cauliflower, 

carrot, 

radish, 

tomato, 

onion, 

pumpkin, 

palm heart,

 lotus stem, 

rose petals,

 ginger, 

gooseberry,

 garlic,

 green or red chili peppers, 

bitter melon, 

mushroom,

 eggplant, 

cucumber and turnip. 

Mixed vegetable pickles are also popular in India...   

... even using the same main ingredients, Indian pickles come in a multiplicity of flavors due to differences in spices and process. tastes and procedures differ from place to place and region to region..

as we know tastes, procedures and spices differ from place to place, Pickles names too differentiate in a country like India, which is known also for its diverseness.. 

known by altered pronunciations here is reference about different names of Pickles been prepared in India.

~~ In Malyalam : uppillittuthu,   

~~ In Tamil : oorugai

~~ In Telugu : Ooragaya

~~ In Kannada : uppinakaayi

~~ In Marathi : lonache

~~ In Gujarati : athanu 

~~ Hindi, Urdu, Bengali : Achar

Pickles and spices....

Think about the exotic and aromatic taste which delights your taste buds, giving them a phenomenal experience. a tantalizing  thought of Pickles and Indian Spices with their authenticated recipes, bet nobody could ignore such ravishing taste and aroma.

Everything about India is extraneous and traditionally fascinating .

You talk about Indian cousin, Pickles adore a huge eye and appreciation. Pickles are a part and parcel of Indian appetite. none of the Indian treats are completed without the touch and tastes of Indian Pickles. 

though we all know about this, that India is world renowned for its bizarre range of  Spices and condiments, here is a accredited description about the wide range of Indian home made Pickles....

Enjoy the treat Pals.... !! 

... getting started with the spices being used in making of pickles, which is of course the basic fundamentals of Indian cousins...

• 
  
• ~~ Bay leaves
• alum 
  
  ~~ Coriander 
  
  ~~ Cumin 
  
  ~~ Cloves 
  
  ~~ Fennel 
  
  ~~ Dried hot peppers 
  
  ~~ Mustard 
  
  ~~ Peppercorns

~~ Roasted Fenugreek seeds....