Spiced Cabbage and Carrot Pickle (Achard)

April 07, 2014

Vegetable achard is a popular dish in Mauritius. I grew up eating this dish. It’s used as a condiment on dishes. I love it served on rice and a fried egg on the side. There are different ways to cook your vegetables first, my mother used to Blanche the vegetables first and leave to air dry for around 4 hours. I cook the vegetables raw with the onions and all of the spices together. This version is child friendly so no chilli is used. My son loves this with bread and butter as a snack.

Ingredients (to fill a 950ml jar)
½ cabbage finely shredded
4 carrots grated
1 large onion diced
2 tbsp. garlic and ginger paste
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
Salt to taste

Heat up the oil in a large wok, add the cumin and mustard seeds. When the cumin starts to crackle add the garlic & ginger paste, turmeric, onions and cook for around 2 minutes, add the vegetables and cook...
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Nutritions

Calories
133

Sodium
120mg
5% DV

Fat
7g
10% DV

Protein
2g
4% DV

Carbs
16g
5% DV

Fiber
4g
19% DV