Pickled Vegetables
- 20 min
- medium
- Serves 10
Pickled vegetables for shawarma: carrot, beetroot, cucumber, onion and green chilli in vinegar brine with star anise. Medium-spicy, makes 10, 20 min, video.
Ingredients
Vinegar200 ml
Salt½ tsp
Sugar4 tbsp
Water200 ml
Cinnamon1 inch
Black Peppercorns½ tsp
Star Anise1
Carrot, Batons1
Cucumber, Batons1
Onion, Thinly Sliced1
Beetroot1
Green Chilli, Slit2
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 10 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 10 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 40kcal | 400kcal |
| Protein | 0.5g | 5g |
| Carbohydrate | 9.3g | 93g |
| Fat | 0.1g | 1g |
| Fibre | 0.9g | 9g |
| Sugar | 7.1g | 71g |
Cookd masalas for vinegar
Method
Boil the vinegar, salt, sugar and water with the whole spices.
Switch off the pickling liquid and add the vegetables.
Allow the liquid to cool down. Refrigerate once completely cooled.. Ready to be consumed from the next day. Can be stored for upto 2 weeks.
Before you start
- How long does Pickled Vegetables take?
- 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pickled Vegetables serve?
- 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pickled Vegetables vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pickled Vegetables spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Pickled Vegetables?
- 200 ml Vinegar, 1 Carrot, 1 Cucumber, 1 Onion, 1 Beetroot, 2 Green Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pickled Vegetables?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pickled Vegetables?
- About 40 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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