Description
Mixed Veg Pickle or Gajar, Gobhi, Matar ka achar is a delicious, tangy mixed vegetable pickle that you must try this winter season. It tastes great with any Indian flatbread recipes, dal-rice combo, and as side to all meals too. Here, I am sharing a winter special mix vegetable pickle recipe in a few easy steps.
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 kg cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 4–5 carrots, peeled and cut into long cuts
- 250 grams peas
- 20–25 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 cups mustard oil
- 1 cup black mustard seeds (Rai),
- 2 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoons red chilli powder
- 3 teaspoons salt or to taste
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and peel all the vegetables under running water to remove all the excess dirt.
- Separate the cauliflower into small florets.
- Cut the carrots in 2 inch long thin cuts.
- Separate the peas.
- Crush the garlic cloves with the back of a spoon or in a mortar pestle. Keep aside for later use.
- Now, take enough water in a large vessel to a boil.
- Once the water comes to a rolling boil, add the vegetables and blanch them for a minute.
- Drain the water immediately and pat them dry on a clean or soft kitchen towel.
- How to make Pickle Spice Mix
- Take a grinder jar, grind the mustard seeds to make a coarse powder.
- In a pan, heat the mustard oil very well.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool down slightly.
- Add mustard coarse powder, fennel seeds, fenugreek, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and salt.
- Mix them properly with oil.
- When all the water has dried out from the vegetable, then put them into the spice mix.
- Mix everything well till oil masala is properly coated with the vegetables .
- Transfer the pickle to a clean and dry glass jar.
- Cover it with a lid and keep it under sunlight for 5-6 days or until the vegetables are completely infused with the spices.
- This mixed Vegetable pickle is ready to be served for breakfast, lunch and even in dinner too.
Notes
- Adjust the spices and vegetables proportion as per your taste.
- Make sure, the pickle must be covered with a layer of oil to increase the shelf life.
- This pickle tastes best when it is fresh i.e. within a month. It can be stored for up to a month or for more shelf life then you need to keep this pickle inside the fridge or put enough oil to completely submerge the pickle.
- Category: Pickle
- Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: Gajar, Gobhi, Matar Ka Achaar Recipe, Punjabi Mixed Pickle, Winter Special Mix Veg Pickle, Easy Homemade Pickle Recipe