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 - ½ tsp (adjust as needed)
- Sesame Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Mustard Seeds - ¼ tsp
- Asafoetida - 1 Large pinch
- Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig
- Turmeric Powder - 1 Small pinch
- Fenugreek Powder - 1 Large pinch
- Red Chilli Powder - ½ 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.
Avisha says
I tried this recipe out & it is delicious. So easy to make as well. Perfect when you have too many apples & don't want them to go bad.
revifood says
Thanks for trying it our Avisha 🙂
Bashir Ahmad shah says
How many days it will take to turn into pickle after following the recipe
revifood says
This is an instant pickle recipe, you can eat immediately