My mom used to prepare this pickle. I used to eat it as it is as if it is Mango Halwa. It is very delicious. It has a combination of tastes. You can relish the sweetness of brown sugar, tanginess of the mango and hotness of red chilly powder. The…
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Gooseberry / Nellikkai Oorugai
Today is the final day of week long Blogging Marathon#4 organised by Srivalli. I opted to blog on preserves for all the seven days. Today I am posting one more pickle which is so yummy. I have never tried it by myself. Usually mom prepares it and I know how…
Lemon Pickle
There are two types of lemon pickle which I learned from mom. One is preparing pickle with fresh lime and the other uses preserved lime. Here I am giving the recipe for preserved lime pickle. Preserving lemons is a very easy job. Just cut the lemons and mix them with…
Vadumaangai Oorugai / Maavadu
This is the second year I am preparing this delicious, droolworthy pickle. I learnt this from my mom. Mom usually doesn’t measure any ingredient. Even then the final product will turn out delicious. So when I ask for the recipe, she didn’t give me accurate measurements. I have to do…
Fresh Turmeric Pickle / Manjal Oorugai
During pongal, we use manjal kothu (fresh turmeric) for the pooja. After pooja my mom lets it in a river. We never try to prepare anything with the fresh turmeric. This year, as I have become a food blogger, I was curious. I searched the net for recipes using fresh…
Raw Mango Pickle
This is my favourite pickle and goes well with any dish. As we use a lot of oil and salt it is not necessary to refrigerate it. It stays good for 1-2 months when stored in airtight jars. My mom used to prepare 3-4 bottles of this pickle during the…
Maa Inji Pickle
Maa inji roughly translated as Ginger Mango, resembles ginger but has the taste of raw mango. This is a root vegetable and is perfect for making pickles. The preparation takes time but it worth the effort. The pickle tastes so yumm. As the maa inji doesn’t have any sourness in…