How to make Aam aur Karele ka Achaar -
Sour and bitter mingle well in this pickle.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Raw Green Mangoes, Large Bitter Gourd (karela)
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Pickles, Jams and Chutneys
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Aam aur Karele ka Achaar Recipe Card
Punjabi food is wholesome and full of rustic flavour. The custom of cooking in community ovens or tandoors prevails in rural pockets even today. The cuisine is characterised by a profusion of dairy products in the form of malai, paneer and dahi. The dals are a speciality of this type of cuisine, made of whole pulses like black gram, green gram and Bengal gram. They are cooked on slow fire, often simmered for hours till they turn creamy and then flavoured with spices and rounded off with malai for that rich finish. The food is simply delicious.
The most unique thing about cooking in a tandoor is the smoky flavour that the food gets making it tastier. Moreover it is a healthy way of cooking since minimum fat is required and the food generally gets cooked in its own juices thus retaining its natural flavours. Besides it is not only easy to digest, it is also very hygienic. In conclusion one can safely say that it is through tandoori cooking that Indian cuisine first got globally acknowledged.
Prep Time : 2-2.30 hour
Cook time : 3-Above
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Aam aur Karele ka Achaar Recipe
Raw Green Mangoes 3
Large Bitter Gourd (karela) 1
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 2 teaspoons
Kashmiri red chilli powder 5 tablespoons
Mustard powder 3 tablespoons
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 2 tablespoons
Onion seeds (kalonji) 1 1/2 tablespoons
Asafoetida (hing) 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds (saunf)
Olive oil 2 cups
Chickpeas (kabuli chane) 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Scrape gourd, halve, remove seeds and cut into medium sized pieces. Put into another bowl, add salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder and mix well. Spread the gourd cubes on a plate and place in the sun for 2 hours.
Step 2
Cut green mangoes into big cubes and put into a bowl. Add salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder, mix well and set aside.
Step 3
Add red chilli powder, mustard powder, fenugreek seeds, onion seeds, asafoetida, fennel seeds and salt to the green mangoes bowl and mix well.
Step 4
Add 1 cup olive oil and mix well. Add chickpeas and mix again.
Step 5
Make alternate layers of mangoes and dried gourd in a sterilized container till all the ingredients are used up. Pour remaining olive on top. Cover the container with muslin cloth and place in the sun for 10-12 days.
Step 6
Serve as required.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 4244 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 26.3 gm
Protein : 83.8 gm
Fat : 421.8 gm
Other : 45.1
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