Pickled Vegetables

I love the Pickling process. It is easy and earns out good quality Pickle, that is a great accompaniment to anything that we cook. Including our desi dishes. This season seems to be perfect for Pickling. And so I am taking the advantage by making some carrot cucumber and onion Pickle.

Ingredients :
1 cup each of your favorite vegetable. (I love Carrots, Cucumbers and Onions.) you can use Reddish, Cauli, Broccoli, Beetroot etc.
1 Tbsp of Fresh or dried spices/Herbs ( I used Pepper and Star Anise)
4-5 cloves of garlic
2-3 Green Chilli
1 cup of your favorite Vinegar. I like using Apple Cider. So I used 1/2 cup of Apple Cider and 1/2 cup of White Vinegar.
1 cup of Filtered Water
1 Tbsp of salt
1 Tbsp of Sugar.

Method :

1.Cut the vegetables into desired shape. Rinse in under a tap of cold water and the  pat dry them with a kitchen towel. Make sure they are completely dried.
2. In a sauce pan, add all of the water and the vinegar, salt and sugar and let it simmer till the sugar dissolves. As the sugar dissolves, keep this vinegar mixture to cool down thoroughly.
3. Meanwhile, in a sterilized jar, put all the vegetables, spices and herb, and garlic, chillies and try to push it down. It might seem that there is no space for the brine. But don't worry you'll will get enough space for the brine.
4. As the vinegar mixture cools down, portable it into the jar till all the vegetables are submerged. Don't worry even if the bride is filled till the rim of the jar.
5. Put the lid on, make sure it is tight, and flip it upside down so that the brine spreads completely in the jar.
6. Keep this jar in the refrigerator for at least 2 weeks to get better tasting Pickle. 3 weeks will give best results.
7. Add this pickle into your Salad, Sandwiches or as a side dish with your roast Chicken or eat it as it is.