Condiments

Hagalkayi Uppinakayi – Bitter gourd Pickle Recipe – Karela Achar

Spicy, sour, and bitter pickle prepared using Bitter gourd and Green Chilies. Time Required: 15 Minutes + Maturing time Ingredients:…

Kavalikayi Uppinakayi – Karonda Pickle

Kavalikayi is also known as Karonda, Natal Plum, or Carissa. The fruit is small and oval in shape with a…

Whole Garam Masala

Whole Garam Masala is a combination of whole spices used to flavor many dishes like Vegetable Pulao, Biryani, Side Dishes,…

Panch Phoran – Spices of Bengal – Five Spices

Bengali, Assamese and Oriya cuisine is tempered with Panch phoran, which is a combination of 5 spices - Fennel Seeds…

Ker Sangri Pickle

This pickle from Rajasthan is very different from any other pickle you would have tasted. This pickle is prepared using…

Cut Mango Pickle

Cut Mango Pickle recipe is shared by my Mami / Aunt, who is an expert in pickling. This pickle is…

Stuffed Red Chili Pickle

This pickle from Uttar Pradesh looks hot but tastes cool. Time Required: 30 Minutes + Maturing time Ingredients: 20 large…

Avakai – Raw Mango Pickle Andhra Style

Avakai is the most popular pickle of Andhra Pradesh. This pickle is served in almost all restaurants across Andhra and…

Green Chilies Pickle – Instant Green Chili Pickle – Hari Mirchi ki Achar

Green Chilies Pickle is one of our favorite pickle and goes very well with Akki Rotti and Paratha. Time Required:…

Stuffed Green Chili Pickle

Green Chili Pickle is served with Roti or Paratha in North India. I remember my friend in college who was…

Mavinakayi Thokku

Mango Thokku is a chutney prepared using Raw Mangoes. This can be preserved for a long time.

Shenga Chutney Pudi – Peanuts and Garlic Chutney Powder – Groundnuts Chutney Powder

This Chutney Powder is prepared using groundnuts in North Karnataka and served with the regional staple diet rotti / sorghum…

Mangodi

Rajasthan being an arid region was not suitable for growing vegetables. The people hence preserved the vegetables and lentils by…

Whole Gooseberry Jam

Bottles of whole Gooseberry jam would be lined up in kitchen shelf to last for a year and we would…

Citron Pickle – Heralehannina Uppinakayi

It is an acquired taste to enjoy the Citron Pickle as the bitterness can overwhelm you.

Gooseberry Honey Candy

Indian Gooseberry slices are preserved in Sugar and Honey. Time Required: 30 Minutes + 4 days for drying Ingredients: 10…

Tamarind Thokku

Raw Tamarind Chutney, which can be stored for a very long time.  Tamarind Thokku is prepared in Karnataka and Andhra…

Bettadanellikayi Uppinakayi – Indian Gooseberry Pickle

Bettadanellikayi Uppinakayi is a pickle prepared using Indian Gooseberry. Indian Gooseberries are available in the Winter just after Diwali festival.

Nimbehannina Thokku – Lemon Thokku – Lemon Chutney

It is very unusual to make Lemon Thokku, which is a kind of chutney. It is perceived that the thokku…

Whole Lemon Pickle

I had an school friend who was a Kerala Iyer and we used to have lunch together. Her lunch box…