Recipe - Aloo Gajar Ka Khatta Achar

Probiotic Mix vegetable pickle is a tangy delicious and healthy pickle. I learned this recipe from a friend many years back. Since then this is the most favorite pickle of my family. My son who usually don’t like to eat pickles just loves this pickle with everything. You can adjust the spices and vegetables to suit your taste and preference. A lot of vegetables can be added in this pickle but you can choose your favorite ones to add.

This pickle is very easy and quick to make .You just have to boil the vegetables and chop into big pieces. Grind rai kuria and make a coarse powder. Carrot is the only vegetable which is added raw. Add all the spices in the vegetables and then add mustard oil and water. The ratio of oil and water is almost same and Oil little more then water.

Ingredients

5 medium Potatoes / Aloo medium
2 Carrots / Gajar
300 Brinjals / Baingan
8 Dry dates / khaarik
1 Lotus Stem / Kamal kakdi
2.5 tbsp Jaggary / Gud
5 tbsp Mustard Seeds / Rai kuria
2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
3 tbsp Salt / Namak
2 tbsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
1.5 tbsp Kashmiri Chili powder
1.5 cup Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
1.5 cup Water

Method

* Boil, peel and chop potatoes in big pieces.

* Chop brinjal in big pieces and boil brinjal, but do not overcook.

* Scrape, slice and pressure cook the lotus stems. Peel and chop carrot into thin slices

* Soak dry dates overnight and then remove the seeds and make thin slices.

* Heat oil and then let it come down to room temperature.

* Boil 1 cup water and let it cool down.

* Take all vegetables in a big bowl, add all the spices and jaggery and mix well.

* Now add oil and mix, then add water and mix every thing well

* Apply pressure lightly with your hand on the mix, so that oil and water mixture comes over the vegetables.

* Let it pickle for 4 days. Keep mixing in between.

* After 4 days your pickle is ready to eat.

* This pickle can be kept out side for about 2 weeks and then should be kept refrigerated, else it may become too sour.