Healthy and Delicious Pickled Vegetables three variations Torshi

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity flavor while being healthier.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener that enhances flavor.

garlic

🥗Healthier: shallots

💰Cheaper: onion

Shallots provide a milder flavor while being healthier.

spices

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Fresh herbs can enhance flavor without added calories.

Start with eggplants; cut the heads off and make a small cut in each eggplant.

Boil water in a large pot; add the eggplants to the pot to cook until soft.

Prepare mixed vegetables: chop one head of celery, carrots, tomatillo, cabbage, cauliflower, and jalapeno pepper.

Chop a handful of garlic and a bunch of mint, parsley, and cilantro.

Combine all chopped vegetables in a container, ensuring not to overfill it.

Boil a large pot of water with a handful of salt (pink Himalayan salt is used).

Pour the salted water over the mixed vegetables in the container, then seal it tightly.

Let the mixed vegetables sit in a cool, dry place for one week before tasting.

For pickles with cucumbers, arrange cucumbers in a container, adding garlic, jalapeno, and dill between layers.

Top the cucumbers with a handful of dried chickpeas and pour boiled, cooled salted water over them.

Seal the container and store in a cool, dry place for one week before tasting.

After cooking the eggplants, drain them and prepare a mixture with parsley, cilantro, mint, two large chopped tomatoes, three large chopped jalapenos, and a handful of garlic.

Add one to one and a half teaspoons of salt, half a teaspoon of curry powder, half a teaspoon of turmeric, and half a teaspoon of sweet paprika to the mixture.

Layer some of the mixture at the bottom of a container, add the eggplants, and repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used.

Pour a little salted water over the eggplants, ensuring not to overfill, and seal the container.

Store in a cool, dry area for one week before serving.

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