Winter is all about including amla, green chili, methi, bathua, shalgam, ghant gobhi, nimboo and different kinds of Parathas, Pickles, Soups etc etc etc in our diet. So since last week I’m into making some pickles and spice powders. I made this green chili Pickle, Lemon Pickle, Amla chutney Powder (new creation), and surprisingly I
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The platter consists of sesame seeds/yellina chutney , instant amla pickle , Onion tangy curry/eerulli gojju, Carrot salad/kosambari , Fenugreek leaves huli/sambar , Rice, Pomegranate bread rice and radish/mooli paratha

Juicy, acidic, yet flavorful, lemon is one of the most widely used citrus fruits worldwide. Lemons are packed with numerous health benefiting nutrients. The fruit is less in calories, they contain zero saturated fats or cholesterol, but are good source of dietary fiber. Lemon is one of the very low glycemic fruits. There will be
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Recently the fresh green grapes, which I bought were too sour, not even a bit of sweetness it had, very hope less I must say ! I had also bought along amla/Indian gooseberry/bettada nellikayi to make pickle. First I thought I would finish making amla pickle and this time I was planning to prepare the
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Today I’m going to share the recipe of one of the distinctly flavorful Indian hog plum/amtekayi Pickle. Amtekayi is hugely popular in South canara, Goa, Mysore, Bengaluru etc. It is very widely used in my native malenadu region as well. Not everyone likes this pickle at my place, so just made using very few of
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ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು This can be prepared in two ways, ie by using dried whole red chili or fresh red chili paste Below I have posted both the methods, you can have a look. Tastes equally yummy in both the methods. An absolutely yummy condiment which is tangy, spicy mango tokku is an excellent accompaniment with
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This is the dry/instant (bisi uppinakayi) version of pickle using Indian gooseberry/amla/bettada nellikayi. I use almost the same set of ingredients, which I use for the wet version of amla pickle. The procedure is different and instant we can say, as it can be consumed from the very next day. Everyday 1 or 2 slice of
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Citron lime also known as rough lime is a member of citrus fruit family. It is called as “Heralekaayi” in Kannada and “Nartanga” in Hindi. It is used in many ways ie… to make pickle, tangy curry, citron lemon rice, juice etc. It is grown in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia and other south east Asian
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A overall healthy pickle recipe… which I learnt recently from Mrs. Anitha Chahal Ji. Her post was so inviting that I wanted to try it immediately. Its a combination of all the rasas (tastes)…. as in sweet(sihi), sour(huli), hot/spicy(khara) bitter(kahi) & salty(uppu) ! Regular ginger can also be used in place of mango ginger. No
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This is yet another method of making raw mango pickle instantly, using regular raw mango (pickle mango). Generally this method of mango pickle is made in big functions/marriages etc for the same day use. I learnt this recipe from one of the experienced cook from a famous catering company. All thanks to him. Easy & quick
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As the name itself indicates this particular pickle is an instant one. Almost everyday this is prepared when available in the season. Very easy to prepare and yummy to eat. Can be used as an accompaniment along with any kind of dish and also goes very well with curd rice. Ingredients :  For Tempering : 
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IMPORTANT NOTE : Be careful while making pickle, everything you use to make pickle, the place where you make pickle and your hands should be dry, otherwise pickle gets spoiled Raw mango pickle ! almost everyone’s favourite kind of pickle I guess. I have hardly seen anyone saying no to this Pickle. Goes very well
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This Pickle is made using grated Amla and can be stored for long time. This can be eaten mixed with rice or can also be paired along with roti, chapati, poori etc. I don’t put anything extra to add sourness to this pickle as here in Gurgaon we get the Amla which is very sour.
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There are two varieties of Gooseberries in India. Both are packed with vitamin C and lot more health benefits. The bigger variety of gooseberry is highly used in Ayurvedic medicinal preparations. We can prepare many types of dishes also using gooseberries, but pickle is the famous and familiar one. We…. all of us at home
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Wow!!!! pickle using a fruit. I was very excited when I prepared it for the first time. The apple which I bought were very sour. So I tried making pickle in the same way in which we do raw mango instant pickle. Its a great accompaniment with anything with yummy taste and goes well with
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