SRI LANKAN STYLE ACHCHARU

Ingredients

Carrots 250 g

Small Onion 100 g

Green chili 10

White wine vinegar 75 ml

Turmeric Powder ½ TSP

Salt 1 TSP

For pickling paste:   

Crushed Garlic Cloves 3

Grated fresh ginger 1 ½  TSP

Black mustard seeds 1 TBS

White wine vinegar 75 ml

Chili powder 1 TSP

Sugar 1 TBS

Salt ¼ TSP

Sterilized Jam jars 1

Achcharu

Ingredients

1) 15-20 small Onions (pearl or red onions)
2) 10-15 small green Chilies (each split into two halves)
3) 2 large Carrots (cut into thin strips)
4) 1 small Turnip (cut into thin trianguler shaped pieces)
5) 15-20 small Cauliflower florets (optional)
6) 2 cups Vinegar (Coconut vinegar if available would be ideal)
7) 1 inch piece Ginger root (crushed)
8) 6 cloves Garlic (crushed)
9) 2 tbs black ground Mustard seed
10)1 tbs black ground Pepper
11)pich of Turmeric
12)Salt to taste