Indian-Style Carrot Pickle - Easy
An interesting factoid about larger public libraries (such as where I work) is that non-profit groups can reserve and meet in our general purpose room. The nice groups leave the room as clean as they found it. The really nice group leave us leftovers from their catered lunches. One extremely lovely Indian club routinely leaves us enough food to feed two shifts. Except for one knowledgeable part-time librarian who works the 2nd shift, the rest of us dig in without knowing what any of the items are, except that they are totally vegetarian. And totally delicious!
One item that really blew me away was a spiced carrot dish, a condiment really. Knowledgeable Librarian said it is called Gajar Ka Achaar (carrot pickle). It is nothing like what we usually think of when we hear the word pickle. Unlike cucumber pickles, submerged in a vat of vinegary brine containing garlic, dill and pickling spices, carrot pickle (referred to in the singular) is coated in mustard or olive oil and mixed…
One item that really blew me away was a spiced carrot dish, a condiment really. Knowledgeable Librarian said it is called Gajar Ka Achaar (carrot pickle). It is nothing like what we usually think of when we hear the word pickle. Unlike cucumber pickles, submerged in a vat of vinegary brine containing garlic, dill and pickling spices, carrot pickle (referred to in the singular) is coated in mustard or olive oil and mixed…
