ROOT VEGETABLE PICKLE

In this pickle you can use carrot, turnip and raddish. You can also use beetroot but it will change the colour of the whole pickle.

Ingredients-

1 carrot
1 radish
1 turnip
1 tsp kalinji seeds
3 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tsp red chili pwd
1 cup water
1 tbsp jaggery
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp mustard oil

Method-

* Cut the vegetables into batons.
* In a pan heat the mustard oil till smoking.
* Add the cumin and the nigella seeds and let them splutter.
* Then add the vegetables and coat them well in the spices.
* Add the water and cover and cook till the veggies are 80% done.
* Remove the cover and add the ginger and garlic paste, red chilli pwd and salt.
* Let it cook till the veggies are cooked to perfection.
* Take it off the fire and add the vinegar and jaggery and mix well.
* Let it cool to room temperature and store in an air-tight container.