When there is a bottle of tasty and spicy pickle in the house, you know there will be those moments of perfect ease when you can cheat in the kitchen. Well, that elaborate vegetable preparation can be easily replaced by chatpata chundo or a fiery chilli pickle. With this list of classic pickles, we will make sure that your kitchen shelves will never lose out on taste. Don't Miss: 10 Popular Desi Rice Reicpes for Vegetarians Image courtesy: © Thinkstockphotos/ Getty Images Read iDiva for the latest in Bollywood, fashion looks, beauty and lifestyle news.
Mango pickle: Let’s begin with the season’s hot favourite. One of the few ways to enjoy mango is by pickling it in a big jar or two. We turn to the Punjabis who tell us how they concoct a mango pickle filled with spices so that their parathas never feel lonely. A recipe to ensure that your winter months don’t miss mangoes. Check out this recipe. Recipe courtesy: www.vegrecipesofindia.com
Chundo Pickle: There was a time when we had open terrace spaces to dry fruits and make pickles. A traditional chundo (sweet mango pickle) recipe will involve loads of sunlight. But, this recipe gives a modern twist so that you don’t miss out on stuff that grandma made. It also comes with helpful tips like always use a wet spoon to scoop out the pickle. Here's the recipe.
Recipe courtesy: www. archanaskitchen.com
Green Chilli Pickle: A pickle to satiate your spice cravings. The hotter the better! Once again, this recipe doesn’t need sunlight and preserving as it calls for lemon juice and loads of mustard oil. Here's the recipe. Recipe courtesy: nishamadhulika.com
Carrot Pickle: In the times of ‘instant’ everything, we have this easy carrot pickle recipe by Tarla Dalal. A recipe that might become your favourite when you are on the run as the prep time is just 15 minutes. Check out the recipe here.
Lemon Pickle: All right folks, we have finally come to the days of the sun with this recipe of Nimbu ka achar. But, there’s that one important step that it doesn’t need, and it’s - cooking! Yes, we are as intrigued as you are. Here's the recipe. Recipe courtesy: www.indiankhana.net
Indian Berry Pickle: A pickle that is unique to the north-eastern state of Assam. It combines jaggery with the Indian berry, known as jujube or bora berry (unintended rhyming) and makes something that comes close to the sweet mango pickle. Here’s the one-of-a-kind recipe. [PS: Paanch phoron consist of five spices - fenugreek seed,nigella seeds,cumin seeds,black mustard seed and fennel seeds in equal parts.]
Instant Amla Pickle: Last-minute maids must know a thing or two about adding to their culinary skills. This recipe comes with such a promise. Just as the aforementioned carrot pickle, we bring you a recipe that will make you make pickle even when you are time crunched. Here's the recipe. Recipe courtesy: umaskitchenexperiments.blogspot.in
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Garlic Pickle:Let’s make a spicy pickle using a spice. Just make sure that you get the garlic peeled by someone else to avoid a rather tedious task. Of course it is very simple and involves only love and less time. Here's the recipe. Recipe courtesy: www.padhuskitchen.com
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Mixed Vegetable Pickle: When you want to have it all, this recipe is what you need. With carrots, beans, bitter gourd, cauliflower, beetroot, lime and ginger, there's the whole cornucopia for the pickle jar. Whoever said that it’s just a side dish! Here's the recipe. Recipe courtesy: www.merarecipes.com
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Lotus Stem Pickle: This off-beat pickle is a Kashmiri speciality. Known as Kamal Kakdi Ka Achhar, this pickle does an exotic number on us. Yes, the ingredient is hard to find but one must have a special corner for the not-too-often-tried. Tarla Dalal explains how to buy the lotus stem and elucidates on its various benefits. Then she entices us with this recipe. Recipe courtesy: Tarla Dalal.com
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When there is a bottle of tasty and spicy pickle in the house, you know there will be those moments of perfect ease when you can cheat in the kitchen. Well, that elaborate vegetable preparation can be easily replaced by chatpata chundo or a fiery chilli pickle. With this list of classic pickles, we will make sure that your kitchen shelves will never lose out on taste.
Don't Miss: 10 Popular Desi Rice Reicpes for Vegetarians
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