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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Green Tomato Pickle – Kacha Tomator Achar (কাঁচা টমেটো আচার)

I was so excited to found this green tomato from Food Sharing Copenhagen! It has been like forever since I have seen green tomatoes, so I was super excited to cook with these. There are many recipes that can be done with green tomatoes, but all I could think of a childhood memory of sweet …

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