Victoria Plum Pickle – Victoria Plum er Aachar (ভিক্টোরিয়া প্লামের আঁচার)

As inspired and succeed by making Mirabelle plum pickle, today's recipe will be Victoria plum pickle. I received these beautiful plums from my colleague Maria, who has two large trees full of Victoria plums. I asked her specifically for the green, unripe ones which are much better to make pickle with. I just love that …

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Aamrar Achar / Hogplum Pickle

Sweet Spicy Hog Plum Pickle – Jhal Misti Aamrar Achar (ঝাল মিষ্টি আমড়ার আঁচার)

Hog Plum or in Bengali as we call it, Aamra is my second most favourite fruit after mango. It is not as popular as other fruits in Bangladesh but Aamra is high in vitamin C and other minerals and often much cheaper. Well, I care about the taste of the fruit, even though I don't …

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Elephant Apple Pickle – Chaltar Achar (চালতার আঁচার)

Have you ever heard of Elephant apples? No, it does not look like elephant but yes it is one of the foods eaten by elephants. And guess what, it is eaten in Bangladesh too! Not as raw as elephants does, but in various ways like in daal, chatni or as pickles. My favourite way to …

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Tangy Mango Pickle – Aamer Tok Achar (আমের টক আঁচার)

It's the time for mango pickle again! Even if we don't get ripe Bangladeshi mango in Denmark, we get green mangoes in local Indian stores. I wait for this time of the year to buy and make mango pickle, to at least get some taste of Bangladesh! Today's recipe is tangy mango pickle, a very …

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Jujube Pickle – Boroi er Achar (বড়ই এর আঁচার)

Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) or as we call it Boroi or Kuul in Bangladesh, is a sweet and sour fruit that can be found during late winter and early spring. It is a beloved fruit and eaten in different ways in Bangladesh. In this article (link), you can see the various stages of Boroi being collected, …

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Garlic Pickle – Roshuner Achar (রসুনের আচার)

This is my most favourite pickle recipe so far. I love garlic and I love pickle. No wonder I would love when two of them are combined - Garlic pickle. This recipe I got from another amazing Bangladeshi cook Rumana. Her garlic pickle recipe is full proof, fantastic and super tasty that you must try …

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Lime Pickle – Lebur Achar (লেবুর আচার)

This is the easiest and quickest pickle recipe I have ever made. It is delicious, tangy, spicy and adds a load of flavor to your food. So if you ever have extra lime lying around in your house, you should try make this too. Sometimes due to sickness, our taste bud does not work. This …

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Mirabelle Plum Pickle – Mirabelle Plum er Aachar (মিরাবেলে প্লামের আঁচার)

Today's recipe is bit adventurous and improvised. One day I was walking in a park with my friend and found the small yellow plums lying under this beautiful tree and there were so much of them! I didn't know then what was it called, now that I googled it, I know that it's called Mirabelle …

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Green Mango Pickle – Kacha Aamer Achar (কাঁচা আমের আঁচার)

As we say in Bangladesh, mango is the king of fruit. When I was studying my bachelor in agricultural science, I learned that there used to be two thousand different kinds of mango variety in Bangladesh. Now we have only few variety of mangoes left, yet they mesmerize me with their unique taste and sweetness. …

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