Indian pickles, or achar, include many regional styles made with ingredients such as raw mango, lime, chilli, garlic and mixed vegetables. Making them at home lets you choose the spice level and follow the traditional method that suits each ingredient.
Achar and chutney are not the same thing: achar is preserved or matured, while chutney is usually prepared to be eaten much sooner. Depending on the recipe, an Indian pickle may use salt, oil, vinegar, spices, sun-drying or a combination of these methods.
Use a clean, completely dry jar and spoon, and follow the storage instructions in the individual recipe. Some pickles are shelf-stable after proper curing, while quick or low-salt pickles may need refrigeration.
The collection below includes different homemade pickle methods, so check each recipe for its ingredient preparation, curing time and storage method.
Do not reduce salt automatically in a traditional pickle recipe: salt can affect both flavour and preservation. Use the tested quantity in the individual recipe unless that recipe specifically gives a lower-salt variation.
Indian pickle recipes
Achar ka vichar achcha hai! Indian achar recipes are class apart! We love this bites of spicy pickle which make any meal complete.
No time to make jackfruit curry, have a bite of pickle instead. This meaty jackfruit pickle makes every kathal lover go wow!
No waste lemon pickle, fights food wastage and makes every paratha lover go waah!
Mango garlic pickle is perfect with some curd rice for that yummy summer lunch South Indian style!
Sweet mango pickle makes life sweet when you want to eat something good on the go. Have it with jowar dodha or jowar roti or any paratha for a complete meal
Sweet grated mango chundo or chunda is a perfect match to poori and dal ka paratha. Get the recipe here
Mixed vegetable low oil pickles who want to be fit, but want their taste appeal too. Goes with any curry or rice.
Quintessential Sindhi pickle for every summer minus the oil. Yes this is zero oil with health benefits to beat the heat.
Traditional mango pickle for somethings are just going to go better with time.
Sindhi aam and chana achar which makes chickpeas perfect in every season.
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