Made by combining 5 winter ingredients, this classic Bihari pickle adds tangy, spicy, sour, and salty flavours to your everyday breakfast or late-night paranthas. Open, stir, and take out a spoonful to relish this Panchranga!
Appetizing aroma of mixed vegetables & mustard oil, looks brown & takes darker shades as the pickle matures.
Ingredients used in this Panchranga Pickle,
Include Gobi, Shalgam, Green Chilli, Gajar, Adrak, Mustard Oil, Turmeric, Mustard, Carom Seeds, Cumin, Red Chilli Powder, Fenugreek, Fennel Seeds, Nigella Seeds, Asafoetida, Coriander Powder, Aamchor, Lemon Juice, Black Salt, and Salt.
RECIPE: How is the pickle prepared?
Gobi, Gajar, Adrak, Hari Mirch, Shalgam Mix Pickle, or Panchranga (पंचरंगा ) as it’s often locally referred to, is a winter delight prepared across homes in Bihar.
When preparing a pickle with many different vegetables put together, it is important to source the right ingredients.
Our vegetables come from farms locally in Darbhanga, from small farmers directly, or mandis. We buy whole spices, and then clean, roast, and ground them in-house before use. Our kacchi ghani mustard oil comes from Rajasthan.
This pickle is prepared with a limited quantity of spices, and mustard oil, which helps the key vegetables to retain their taste, colour, texture, and flavour - and not get overpowered.
Once the vegetables arrive at our kitchen factory, they are sorted and sent for washing.
After washing the vegetables are left out in the sun to dry, before being chopped into small pieces. At the same time, the spices are roasted and ground and kept ready for pickling.
We prepare this pickle in small 30 kg batches. First, the cut vegetables are mixed in proportion in the pickling vessel. Salt and Turmeric are added, and the mixture is left untouched for 24 hours.
Thereafter, the marination is complete. And the spices are added, along with the mustard oil. Once all the ingredients are added to the pickling vessel, it’s stirred multiple times till spices, vegetables, and oil blend together. It’s time to sundry!
Such is nature that winter pickles, like Gobi Panchranga, require less sunlight to get ready. We keep the pickles for 7-10 days in the sun, and then they are transferred to martabaans to age for a few months.
The pickle is prepared in Jan-Feb time and requires only 7-10 days of sunlight. Additionally, it’s stored and aged in glass martabans for 1-3 months before being shipped.
Panchranga Pickle is traditionally prepared in winters and goes along with most meals during that time of the year. Dal-Chawal, Poori-Parantha, or Chura Dahi. This is also among the top 3 most loved pickles among people who work at JhaJi Store😊
Customer Reviews
Must try pickle. Request team to please check the packaging as the oil was spilled in packaging box.
Namaste Ji,
Thank you for your feedback! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the taste and tanginess of the pickle. We apologize for the packaging issue, and we’ll make sure to check and improve the packaging to prevent any future spillage. Your input is valuable to us!
~ Rajan
The pickles are good, sent in proper packaging. But the pickles ordered and delivered were not correct, i have raised it with Jhaji team on Whatsapp chat but no updates there. I ordered 3 pickles, but instead of panchranga achar i got 4 sample pickles. This issue was not addressed.
Namaste Ji,
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback, and we sincerely apologize for the mix-up in your order. 🙏
We understand how disappointing it must have been to receive the wrong items, especially when you were expecting Panchranga Achar.
We'll make sure to either send the correct product or find the best possible solution for you.
We truly appreciate your patience and support, and we’ll ensure your issue gets addressed properly this time.
~ Rajan
I can genuinely say that your pickles are exceptional—not only in taste but also in their homemade quality. I really thank you for the quality.
Namaste Ji,
Dil se dhanyavad! ❤️ Aapke jaise pickle lovers ke liye hi hum ye mazedar pickles banate hain!
~ Rajan
While the taste is great, it saddens to see that it contained mostly green chillies and other ingredients were scarcely there
Namaste Sushant Ji,
It’s great to know you loved the taste! We hear you on the ingredients and will pass this on to our team for better consistency. Your feedback helps us make our pickles even better!
~ Rajan
Too spicy n sour.
Namaste Ji,
Our pickles are made in the traditional style, but we understand taste preferences vary. If you'd like, we can recommend a milder option for your next order. Let us know! 😊
~ Rajan
Loved all pickles
Perfect in taste
Namaste Ritu Ji,
Thank you! 😊 We're so happy you loved all the pickles!
~ Rajan
Hi the taste was good but I have reduced 1 star because the oil taste more than achaar and it taste like raw mustard oil.
Namaste Ji,
Thank you for your honest feedback! 😊 Our pickles are made using traditional methods without any preservatives, and mustard oil is used to naturally preserve them for a long time. If you feel the oil is too much, you can keep the pickle in sunlight for a while or remove some oil before use. However, we truly appreciate your suggestion and will definitely take it into consideration! 🙌✨
~ Rajan
Very nice and very authentic in taste.everyone liked it very much
Namaste Ji,
Your appreciation means the world to us! We’re thrilled that everyone liked it. Enjoy every bite! 😋
~ Rajan
Good in taste.
Glad you like the flavors, Ankit ji!
I am not the usual mango pickle lover, for me it's the mixed one. And omg this one tasted so amazing and familiar 😋 just how I remembered as a child. Loved it.
Namaste Ji,
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear that our pickle brought back such fond childhood memories for you. Your feedback means a lot to us, and we're so happy you loved it! 😋
~ Rajan