🇲🇺 Mauritian Cuisine

Achards de Legumes

Pickled Vegetable Relish

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 84 kcal

A vibrant relish of julienned carrots, green beans, cabbage, and cauliflower pickled with mustard seeds, turmeric, and vinegar.

Ingredients

  • 2 carrots, julienned
  • 200g green beans, cut into matchsticks
  • 200g cabbage, finely shredded
  • 200g cauliflower, small florets
  • 2 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 thumb ginger, grated
  • 3 green chillies, slit
  • 100ml white vinegar
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. 1 Blanch all vegetables briefly in boiling salted water for two minutes. Drain and spread on a clean cloth to dry completely.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet, add mustard seeds and let them pop. Add garlic, ginger, and chillies.
  3. 3 Add turmeric and stir for thirty seconds. Pour in vinegar and bring to a brief boil.
  4. 4 Toss the blanched vegetables into the hot spiced vinegar mixture. Mix thoroughly to coat.
  5. 5 Season with salt, let cool completely, and transfer to a clean jar. Refrigerate for at least four hours before serving.

Did You Know?

No Mauritian meal is considered complete without achards on the table, whether it is a simple home lunch or an elaborate wedding feast.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/mauritian/achards-legumes/