Home Made Traditional Vegetable Indian Pickle
Veggie :- Carrot, Radish, Beetroot, Cabbage etc only one at a time.
Add ins:- Ginger, lemon slices , green chillies, black-rock salt to taste, seeds ( ajwain and kalaunji ).
Preservative :- Mustard Oil / Extra Virgin Olive oil ( others I am not aware ).
Fermenting agent :- Mustard Oil or Mustard seeds or Lemon.
1. Take a glass jar.
2. Put your cut vegetable along with add ins and preservative and fermenting agent.
3.Mix them thoroughly and put the jar covered with a lid in sunlight.
4. Keep stirring every 2 days and observe the frothing bubbles coming to the top.
5. After one week of sunlight, your pickle is ready. Hurray!!
Benefits:-
1.Fermented veggies have 20x Vitamin C.
2. This is pro-biotic as well , meaning gives direct good bacteria which helps in absorption of nutrients in guts. Healthy gut affects emotions too in a positive way .
3. Can/Should be eaten as salads with only one meal a day.
4. Full of flavours , helps negate unnecessary food cravings.
If you exercise good enough , you need good nutrients to support the body needs.
If you don't exercise enough , at least eat healthy :)
Caution :-
This pickle is just like a very good add-in in the diet and cannot replace a balanced meal.
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