Indian Apple Pickle

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This is my grandmothers recipe. The granny smith apples in this pickle make a tart, sweet, spicy condiment that is perfect with rotis and breads. Make sure you use the roasted fenugreek powder, it makes a big difference! Also make sure you use tart cooking apples (I love granny smiths!); the mealy sweet apples wont work.

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Indian Apple Pickle
makes about 1 1/2 cups

2 large granny smith apples or other tart, cooking apples
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
1/8 tsp fenugreek powder (lightly roast fenugreek seeds in a dry pan over low heat and then grind to a powder)
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1-2 green chillies
3/4 tsp urad dal
a few curry leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp chili powder
salt
4 tbsp vegetable oil

Core the apples and dice them into tiny cubes. Toss with lemon juice and set aside. Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add fenugreek powder, asafoetida, green chilies, urad dal and curry leaves. Stir on medium high heat for about 1 minute. Then add diced apples. Cook, stirring occassionally till the apples are slightly soft, about 10 minutes. Add turmeric, chili powder, and salt to the apples and cook another 5 minutes. Taste and adjust for salt and lemon juice. Once cool, store the pickle in an air-tight container in the fridge. Pickle will last about a week.

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21 thoughts on “Indian Apple Pickle

  1. What a delicious sounding pickle. I love pickles and sour type food, can’t remember if I ‘ve ever had an apple version. Love that spoon with the twined handle.

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  2. A friend of mine told me that her mom made a very nice thokku/pickle with the tart apples growing in her backyard… Good to see a recipe for it here. Grandma’s recipes are w/o doubt the best.
    The kids are doing fine – thanks for asking… Hope all is well with you. Still busy with KK?

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  3. Sala,that’s a lovely recipe! Grandma’s recipes are so foolproof and time tested! I created a facebook group (called Heirloom recipes) a long time back inviting members to share their favourite traditional/family recipes. The group’s been lying dormant since…would you be interested at all in contributing?

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  4. book marked this. I never had an apple pickle but I can imagine how awesome this tastes. I love granny smith and lately have been adding them to all my salads .

    But I’m tempted to add a bit of sugar to it for the complete element of sweet , salty and sour for this pickle. Do you think it will work ?

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    Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:

    absolutely, a bit of sugar, or jaggery or palm sugar will work great!

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  5. aiyya … apple pickle! never ever ever heard of before! i’m going in the kitchen, tempted to try it right away. will come back & post how it turns out!

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    Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:

    yes! come back and let me know how it turned out for you :)

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    Nisha Reply:

    OMG Sala OMG I love it. OMG you know what it’s like to make a pickle for the FIRST time in life & have it taste awesome???????????
    OMG my husband is never going to guess it’s made of APPLE, I swear. OMG I love you, thanks, I can’t control my excitement!

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