Carrot Pickle(Carrot Avakaya)

Hai friends today i am coming with the Carrot Pickle.Here in Dallas the summer is approaching so i started to make pickles.So this year i tried this carrot pickle.As usual mango avakaya,Tharugu Magaya.Last week i tried the carrot pickle it came out good and very tasty.We love it.Its very easy to prepare u all can do it.Ok lets go tot the recipe.

Ingredients:

Carrot-1 lb or 3 to 4 carrots
Mustard powder-1/2 cup
Fenugreek Powder(Menthi podi)-1/4 th tsp
Chilli powder-1/2 cup
Salt -less than 1/2 cup
Sesame Oil-1 cup
Turmeric powder-little pinch
Lemon-1

Seasoning(Talimpu)

Oil-2 tsp

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Jeera -1 tsp

Red red chilli pieces-few

Curry leaves few

Hing little pinch

Preparations:

First clean the carrot and peel the skin and keep it aside.
Now cut the carrot into havles and place them on the chopper and press it now we can get the chopped carrot.Do all the carrot like this.

Now place them on the paper towel or on the plate and make it dry for 1 hour.

In the mean time we have to prepare the Mustard and Methi Powder.
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Methi Powder
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First dry roast the methi seeds.Fry this until it changes the colour  and nice aroma will come.
Keep this aside and make it cool.Later blend to smooth powder.

Mustard powder
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Take the Mustard seeds in the blender and make it powder.Keep this aside.

Lemon juice
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Take the lemon and cut the lemon into half and squeeze the juice and keep it aside.

Method:

Take the wide and dry vessel.To this add the carrot pieces.

To this add the Turmeric,Fenugreek powder,Mustard seeds,chilli powder,salt and mix it well.

Now to this add the oil and mix it well.

Finally add the lemon juice and mix it.(Here u can taste it add the whether it tastes good or not)

Cover this and keep it aside for 3 days.Twice a day we have to mix this.
After 3 days we have to season this.
Now place the small pan and heat it.To this add the oil and heat it.

When it gets heat add the mustard seeds,jeera and fry it when it starts to pop add the dry red chilli pieces,curry leaves and hing.take off from the heat and make it cool and then add to the pickle.

Finally the carrot pickle is ready.Take this in the clean and dry jar store in the jar.

Enjoy this with the Dosa ,Roti or curd rice.

I hope u all like this pickle.