Pickled Carrots (Western Style)
Category:Indian Dietitian OnlinePickles in the West are totally different from the kind we find in India. It is usually made with a salt and vinegar brine(sometimes with spices). The brine is popularly known as ‘pickle juice’.
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If you are tired of the cucumber pickles that are hugely popular and want to try your hand at pickling try out this quick and easy Carrot Pickle.
Here’s what I used-
Ingredients:
- Organic Carrots: 250 g(approx),slit lengthwise
- Vinegar: 1 cup (distilled white vinegar)
- Peppercorns:4-5
- Garlic: 2 peeled and sliced
- Himalayan salt: 1 teaspoon
- Pickling spices: 2 teaspoon
- Water: 1 cup
Method:
- Heat some water in a saucepan and once it boils drop the cut carrots into them and blanch on high for 3 mins.
- Strain out the carrots (you can use the water for soups or for regular cooking) and put them in cold water to stop the cooking. Strain and place in a sterilized glass jar along with the spices, garlic, peppercorn.
- Combine the vinegar,water and salt in a pan and bring to a boil.
- Pour the vinegar-water solution(brine) into the jar leaving about 1/2 inch space on top. Close the lids.
- Allow it to cool completely. Let it marinate for at least a day or two in the fridge for the flavours to develop.