5 Different Mirchi Ka Achaar Recipes To Try At Home

Pickles are used to instantly scintillate the taste of any mundane dish. Having a spicy achaar as a side dish is enough to turn a boring dish into something super special.

Pickles are generally made by fermenting different types of fruits and vegetables and are consumed with dishes like pulao, parathas, chole bhature, and whatnot. Pickles generally are a total amalgamation of all possible flavours.

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One can taste sourness, spiciness, a little bit of sweetness as well as subtle bitterness in pickles all at once. One of the famous kinds of pickles that is made in India is mirch ka achaar. This pickle is made by using green chilies and is a perfect desi achaar for people who can tolerate its heat. Here are five different types of mirch ka achaar that people can try making at home.

* Hari Mirch Khata Meetha Achaar

Most people think that it is possible to only make excessively spicy pickles from green chilli. However, one can easily modify the taste of the green chilli pickle as per their preference. This Khatta Meetha Achaar is perfect for people who cannot take excessive spice.

To make this delicious pickle, fresh green chilies are combined with some jaggery, sesame oil, vinegar, and some spices like cumin powder, garam masala, red chilies, sukha dhaniya and turmeric. The sesame oil helps in binding all these things together and keeping them intact. The green chilies are pickled for 3-4 days in the spice and oil mixture to make the achaar.

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* Leela Marcha Nu Athaaanu

This is a traditional Gujarati recipe that has been made in Gujarati households for years and years now. It is a simple green chilli achaar in which some fresh green chilies are sorted in oil and by using a simple seasoning of salt, turmeric powder, and mustard seeds. People like to have this pickle with thepla as the first thing in the morning.

As the thepla on its own is not very flavourful or spicy, the green chilli achaar makes it a perfectly balanced and spicy meal. In some Gujarati households, an evolved version of this achaar called bharela marcha nu athanu is made in which green chilies are slit into half and then filled with the spice mixture and then stir fried in some vegetable oil along with mustard seeds.