Pickle oil

Achar ka Tel

4.5 g1 teaspoon

14 g1 tablespoon

Oil density about 0.92 g/ml; one 4.93 ml tsp is about 4.5 g.

Instead of Pickle oil

Plain oil cannot fully replace the salty, spiced pickle liquor; add a little mashed pickle for the closest flavour.

Mustard oil
Use the same weight; warm it briefly to mellow the pungency, then add a pinch of salt and chilli to mimic pickle oil.
Vegetable oil
Use the same weight with a little mashed pickle or chilli powder; plain oil lacks the sour, salty pickle flavour.
Sesame oil
Use the same weight but only if its strong aroma suits the dish; add salt and chilli to approximate pickle oil.