spice on wooden spoons

pickle

pickles and achaars

chilli pickle

chilli pickle

This green chilli pickle, hari mirch ka achaar is hot and intensely chilli flavoured. It is cooked largely in the sun, with lemon juice, salt and spices.

eggplant pickle

eggplant pickle

This eggplant pickle, brinjal ka achaar, is deliciously hot and spicy. Great to serve with dal.

green apple pickle

green apple pickle

Seb ka achaar is an uncooked apple pickle It is hot, spicy and intense with a fresh flavour from the apple.

hot lime pickle

hot lime pickle

With chunky pieces of fruit and robust spices, this tangy lime pickle, nimbu ka achaar, is an ideal accompaniment to everything in this cookbook.

shredded mango pickle

shredded mango pickle

Manga thokku is a grated green mango pickle. It is hot, and very tangy from the sourness of the raw mango.

sweet lemon pickle

sweet lemon pickle

Khatta meetha nimbu ka achaar is a hot, sour and sweet lemon pickle, typical of pickles from Rajasthan.