Recipe for Gajar ka achar
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilogram gajar (carrot)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp saunf (fennel) powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp rai (small mustard seeds) - grounded
- 4 tbsp mustard oil
Cooking Directions
Peel and wash carrots. Let all the water drain and leave them for drying naturally in air.
Cut them in 1 1/2 inch pieces and then divide these pieces lengthwise.
Mix salt, red chilli powder, fennel powder and ground rai. Mix these spices with carrot pieces.
In a small pan, heat mustard oil to smoking point i.e. till vapors start coming out of it. Turn off heat. Allow it to cool for 1 minute and then add turmeric powder.
Pour this oil over carrots and mix well.
Fill them in an airtight glass jar and keep aside for few days.
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