Recipe

Mustard Pickle

Recipes/Mustard Pickle

Traditional Indian mustard seed pickle with seasonal vegetables

Prep

15 min

Cook

5 min

Serves

1 jar

Level

easy

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp mustard seeds, coarsely ground
  • 2 carrots, cut into sticks
  • 1 raw mango, cut
  • 4 green chilies
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 4 tbsp mustard oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon juice

Method

  1. 1

    Mix ground mustard seeds with turmeric and salt.

  2. 2

    Add carrot sticks, mango pieces and green chilies.

  3. 3

    Squeeze lemon juice generously over everything.

  4. 4

    Heat mustard oil until smoking, cool slightly and pour over.

  5. 5

    Mix well and transfer to a clean glass jar.

  6. 6

    Keep in sun for 2-3 days, pickle is ready when tangy.