Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, gajar-gobhi-turnip pickle. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Gajar-Gobhi-Turnip Pickle is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Gajar-Gobhi-Turnip Pickle is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have gajar-gobhi-turnip pickle using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Gajar-Gobhi-Turnip Pickle:
- Prepare 500 gms cauliflower
- Get 500 gms turnip (shalgam)
- Take 500 gms carrots
- Take 1 cup white vinegar
- Get 400 gms powdered jaggery (gur)
- Make ready 1/4 cup roughly chopped ginger
- Make ready 3 tbsp chopped garlic
- Get 1 cup roughly chopped onions
- Get 1 cup mustard oil
- Take 6 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 4 tsp garam masala (I used homemade garam masala)
- Take 2 tsp split mustard seeds
- Take 8 tsp rock salt or regular salt
Steps to make Gajar-Gobhi-Turnip Pickle:
- Chop the cauliflower and keep in warm water for 15-20 minutes to remove any insects in the cauliflower. Drain and set aside. - Prepare the carrots and turnip by peeling and chopping to 1.5 to 2 inches sticks.
- In a large pan, boil some water for blanching the vegetables. - Once the water comes to a rolling boil, add the cauliflower florets, carrots and turnips and blanch for 2-3 minutes. Drain the water out.
- Dry the vegetables out on a cloth evenly. You can dry them in the sun for a day or in the shade for a day or two. Make sure there is no moisture left and the vegetables are completely dry.
- When dry, prepare the masala. Puree the onions, ginger and garlic in a blender, without adding any water.
- Mix the jaggery with vinegar in a saucepan on low flame. You can adjust the quantity of jaggery used as per your tastes. Stir till the jaggery dissolves and the cook till mixture reaches 1 string consistency. Switch flame off and keep aside.
- In another large pan, heat the mustard oil till it's smoking point. Add the ground paste and cook it, stirring continuously. Saute till the onions become light brown, about 15-18 minutes on low flame. Add the salt, garam masala. red chilli powder and split mustard seeds. Stir well.
- Add the chopped veggies and stir till combined and remove from flame. Add the jaggery and vinegar solution and stir well. Allow the pickle to cool down, without covering it with any lid.
- In clean, sterilized and absolutely dry jars, add the cool pickle making sure the oil covers the top of the veggies in the jar. Cover tightly and let sit at room temperature or in the sun for 2-3 days. Enjoy.
How to Elevate Your Mood with Food
In general, people have been taught to think that “comfort” foods are terrible for the body and need to be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this is true. Other times, however, comfort foods can be totally healthy and it’s good for you to consume them. There are a number of foods that actually can boost your moods when you eat them. If you are feeling a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try a couple of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are great for helping you fight depression. You should make sure, however, that what you make includes the egg yolk. Whenever you wish to cheer yourself up, the egg yolk is the most vital part of the egg. Eggs, particularly the egg yolks, are rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can really help you improve your mood. This is because the B vitamins improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Eat an egg and feel a lot happier!
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As you can see, you don’t need to eat all that junk food when you want to feel better! Test out these tips instead!
