I think India is the only country where you can find pickles made from every possible fruit, vegetable and what not.India is a pickle lovers paradise.Pickles are made on a yearly basis and are preserved for the rest of the year.If there is a marriage or a gathering of the family then extra care is taken to hoard the pickle for the guest or the family visiting during the un season. Hyderabadi gosht ka achaar is a speciality of Hyderabad which is made during Eid ul Adha(bakrid). Its not that you can not make it on other days.Definitely you can.Commonly beef is used for this pickle but here i have used mutton .
Gosht ka achaar can be relished with steamed rice or chapati .It goes really well with any thing or as it on its own.Though mutton is a perishable item it can stored in the form of pickle for a month and over.My grand mother use to tell that the story behind mutton pickle dates back to the haj pilgrimage when Pilgrims used to travel by ship and it used to take months for them to reach Mecca.So they would prefer to carry those food items along with them that would not go stale and as well lend them the taste of home.Though the scenario has changed a lot now and Alhamdulillah we reach in hours to mecca but carrying on the trend still people take along with them this pickle while travelling.
