These Indian style carrot pickles (gajar ka achar in Hindi) can turn any meal from drab to fab. They are fermented and probiotic and they taste so vibrant with salty, spicy and tangy flavor notes. Serve the pickle alongside dal and rice for a delicious and nutritious dinner.
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These Indian style carrot pickles (gajar ka achar in Hindi) can turn any meal from drab to fab. They are fermented and probiotic and they taste so vibrant with salty, spicy and tangy flavor notes. Serve the pickle alongside dal and rice for a delicious and nutritious dinner.

If you enjoy a good Indian pickle you will fall in love with this vegan carrot pickle.

Indian pickles can be addictive, because the unique combination of spices, mustard oil and salt packs in more flavor than you can imagine. Pickles have long been valued in Indian homes for their probiotic benefits but unfortunately most store bought pickles do not offer those benefits because they are pasteurized.
A few years back, as I learned more about the power of fermented foods like sauerkraut and sourdough, I also turned to making my own Indian pickles at home (like this amazing lime pickle), much as my mother and grandmother did. I discovered that not only is the process easy, but the result is far tastier and more nutritious than anything you can buy in a jar off a shelf.

I've since pickled all sorts of veggies, but one of my favorites is by far this ...