My 101st recipe, “Instant Green Apple Pickle”, a quick and delicious side. After posting a series of Indian desserts over the last few days, I decided that today has to be something savory, very simple to make and yet extremely delicious. I can think of only one thing matching all those criteria. My favorite Mango Pickle. I absolutely love to have a spicy mango pickle along with my curd rice.
But RK doesn’t always buy into that idea. He makes sure that I dont eat too much of the mango pickle, since he considers them unhealthy with a lot of salt and spice. But no need to press the panic button yet, I just know what needs to be done. I have a very easy fix to that problem. My mom used to make an instant pickle with mangoes.
I knew that the instant pickle was very easy to make and unlike the store bought pickles, I could easily control how much spice and oil gets added to it. So, I chose to borrow her pickle recipe, and then wanted to turn it even more healthier. Hence, I replaced the mangoes with the lovely tart Grany Smith apples and now I get to enjoy a lovely healthy pickle without any guilt of too much salt or spice 😉
Instant Green Apple Pickle

Instant Green Apple Pickle
Ingredients
- Grany Smith (Green) Apple - 1 Medium
- Salt - 1/2 tsp (adjust as needed)
- Sesame Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Asafoetida - 1 Large pinch
- Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig
- Turmeric Powder - 1 Small pinch
- Fenugreek Powder - 1 Large pinch
- Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp (adjust as needed)
Instructions
- First wash and cut the apple into length wise pieces as shown. Add the salt to the chopped apple, mix well and keep aside for 15 mins.
- Heat a pan with oil, add mustard and once it splutters add the asafoetida and curry leaves.Wait for 5 secs and turn off the flame.
- Add the turmeric powder, fenugreek powder, red chilli powder and fry them in the oil for a few secs.
- Add the chopped apple and mix everything well together. Let it come to room temperature in the same pan, so that the apples get a chance to absorb the flavors.
- Enjoy with curd rice or dosa, etc.
Bashir Ahmad shah
Tuesday 16th of February 2021
How many days it will take to turn into pickle after following the recipe
revifood
Thursday 3rd of February 2022
This is an instant pickle recipe, you can eat immediately
Rosy
Tuesday 12th of May 2020
I love pickles Will try this for sure
Billy
Tuesday 19th of December 2017
This looks like an interesting recipe! I can't wait to try making this at home. Pickled apples have an interesting flavor and I'd love to make these and show them to my family for a taste test! Thanks for sharing.
revifood
Tuesday 19th of December 2017
Sure Billy, hope you like the Indian pickle flavors :-)
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