Achari Aloo Ki Sabzi Such A Flavorful Vegetable Dish

Recently I have had several conversations around food, around what we as Pakistani cooks expect from a meal. The gold standard so to speak seems to be meals where there are several dishes that go well together at every meal. A meat dish, a sabzi or two, some rice, etc. Yet for those of us outside Pakistani, without the advantage of affordable domestic help that isn’t always sustainable. I grew up with my mother doing the majority of the cooking. She is a good cook and practical woman so my expectation of food is simple. I truly believe that a good sabzi and roti are a great meal. A daal and chawal are comfort. Anything else with it is gravy, not that I have any problems with gravy lol. Now enough philosophizing about how we eat, let’s do a quick run down of Achari Aloo.

What is Achar?

Achar is the name given to a pickled condiment. Anything and everything can be pickled from carrots to mangoes to karelay. There are some spices that are common in all achar recipes

kalonji or nigella seedsmethi dana or fenugreek seedssaunf or anise rai or mustard seeds salt (a must)turmeric (sometimes)