Category: Pickle
Gooseberry- Amla pickle / Nellikai Oorugai
Gooseberry- Amla pickle / Nellikai Oorugai is a South Indian style made with gooseberry wedges after removing the seeds. The wedges are spluttered in mustard and then tossed in fenugreek powder, asafoetida, chilli powder. This one is different from nellikai thokku where […]
Vadu mangai/Maavadu/Tender mango pickle
Vadu mangai is an easy pickle recipe using baby mangoes (vadu mangai) that requires no cooking, no cutting, minimal oil that can be stored for more than a year. It is a simple traditional South Indian mango pickle which doesn’t call for […]
Mangai thokku / Sweet and Spicy Mango pickle
Mangai thokku is made using grated raw mango and it is a traditional pickle from Tamilnadu. Mangoes are everyone’s favourite be it a raw mango or ripened one. We can make a lot of recipes using both raw and ripened mango. During […]
Mangai kari
Manga kari is one of the favourite pickles for me and my brother. We can just sit and eat it with tea or coffee. It is very easy to make but very tasty. Normally I hate curd rice. But if I come […]
Avakkai – Mango pickle
Avakkai is one of the most popular pickles in South India with its origin in Andhra Pradesh. This is my brother’s favourite. He just love this hot and spicy pickle. This year my amma, kindled my interest to make this pickle. The […]
Maa inji- pachai milagu oorugai / mango-ginger pepper pickle
Mango Ginger is a family of ginger or turmeric. This is available in certain seasons only. This looks like normal ginger but it smells like raw mango. Some call it as white ginger. This has the best medicinal value and is very […]
Tomato pickle
Tomato pickle is a tangy and tasty recipe. This is a very simple recipe which is easy to make in less time. This goes well with curd rice and dosa. I love this a lot. The shelf life of this is one […]

Lemon Pickle
Tongue tickling lemon pickle is one of the most common pickle and occupies a space in most of the houses. It goes well with curd rice. This is the most favourite pickles for me and my grandfather. He likes my mom’s pickle. […]

Meyer Lemon salted pickle
This is a different recipe I learnt from my grand mom and my mom. I should thank my neighbour for giving us meyer lemon(A variety of lemon) everytime it ripens in their house. So with that my grandma started making salted meyer […]
Punjabi Mango pickle or Aam ka achar preparation is completely different from the Andhra style or South Indian mango pickle. It is a very popular pickle that goes well with parathas. There are so many varieties of mango pickle and each has […]
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