I have some great news to share with all you folks !! We have been blessed with a little angel 3 weeks ago and apart from experiencing ” The joy of motherhood/parenthood” we are having sleepless nights and innumerable diapers to change !!! So far we are enjoying this phase though its a tad difficult( not impossible) to do so without help as both sets of parents could not make it in time.
Did I anticipate this will clash with this spicy event ? Yes… but it was too late to back off … rather I didnt want to , inspite of dear sunita , offering to take it off from my to do list. I just wanted to see how it goes… I was too zoned out to think of a recipe , it took me two weeks to think of one , I sliced the veggies yesterday and finished it off today for dinner.
Coming to the recipe , this is a simple one which my sister taught me while i was still single. Kalonji is a favorite spice in my home and often used in vegetables like potato and bell pepper curries. One of my favorite ways is to just add a pinch or two in a pepper stir fry and enjoy. This pickle is done in a jiffy especially when there is a sudden guest or two. Tastes best the next day and you can store in the refrigerator for at least a week.
Ingredients:
4 medium sized carrots
1 teaspoon of Nigella /kalonji seeds
1 teaspoon of cumin/jeera seeds
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 teaspoon methi powder
1 teaspoon chilli powder
salt to taste
A few pinches of turmeric
1 tablespoon of oil.
Method :
1.Chop thin slices or grate the carrots
2. Add salt, methi powder , chilli powder and turmeric to the carrots and keep aside
3. Heat Oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, kalonji, jeera and let the seeds splutter , remove from flame and pour on the sliced carrots and mix well. Keep aside atleast for 10 minutes before serving with rice or rotis.
This goes to Think Spice – Think kalonji hosted by me and the brain child of dear sunita of Sunita’s World .The last date for entries is 30th Apr ’09. I have received the entries and have to reply to some of them . Please bear with me , I will do so in a day or two.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Congratulations on your new addition to the family! I make carrot pickle exactly the same way, however I grate the carrots and use green chilies instead of chili powder.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Congratulations!! and good luck!!
April 24th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Congrats on the new arrival!!
April 25th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Congrats and good luck!
April 25th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Congrats on the new arrival. Do post pics of your baby and keep writing too.
Best,
Swapna
April 25th, 2009 at 11:42 am
CONGRATULATIONS!
April 25th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Congratulations !!! the pickle looks delicious, i have never used kalonji in pickles…interesting..
April 25th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Congratulations Dee. the pickle looks so yummm, as always!!
Best,
Siri
April 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
BTW, Dee – I have self-proclaimed myself as baby’s Godmother No. 2
, as the Godmother No. 1 position has been taken by ‘somebody else’. 
Hope its ok with you 
))…:))
God bless,
Siri
April 25th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
hi
i recently came accross your blog and like your blog. i have also started a foodblog recently.keep up your good work and i wish u a very success.
cheers
swetha
April 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Congrats Dee
The carrot pickle looks great. Amazing you found time!
April 26th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Congrats and welcome to the sleeples nights
I remember those days when there was no sleep.
My daughter was a angle duging the day but in the night she was a little devil
April 27th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Congratulations Dee! I cant believe you actually had the energy to make this pickle in the midst of everything, not to mention the time
April 27th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Congrats on ur new arrival… its a new pickle to me …. thanks for the post on these sleepless nights also …..
April 27th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Hey Dee, Congrats!
April 27th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Congrats!!! Its amazing you are hosting an event and still cooking and taking pretty pics through all this
May 4th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Congrates Dee!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Many congratulations, Dee, and my best wishes!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Heartiest Congratulations!
May 9th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Congratulations!! enjoy the motherhood ride!!
May 10th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Thanks to all for the congratulations! I am enjoying every moment of this ride !
May 12th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Congratulations!! How Sweet:-) Enjoy the angel & the sleepless nights (they don’t last forever – believe me)
May 13th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Congrats Dee, and good luck to both of you for the hectic yet immensely fulfilling life ahead:)
Hope you find enough time to keep posting between feedings, baby cries and diaper changes:)D
June 15th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Many many congratulations on your new bundle of joy.