Avale Hindoli

Avale Hindoli How long it takes: 1 hour Makes: 500 ml bottle Avalo (Konkani) /Nellikayi (Kannada) /Amla (Marathi) /Gooseberry (English) is known to us as the richest naturally available source of Vitamin C. I have previously uploaded recipes for avale saru and the popular nellikayi chithranna. The ingredients for avale hindoli are the same as [...]

Mixed vegetable pickle

I have already put up a few pickles recipes on this blog namely Lemon pickle, Instant Mango pickle, Star fruit pickle and Raw Jack pickle. Today I am putting up a mixed pickle which I tried a couple of times before having a few friends/family sample. And now it goes up here if some of [...]

Pineapple Murabba

Pineapple Murabba How long it takes: 45 minutes Makes: 1 bottle Pineapple is a very popular fruit worldwide and needs no introduction. We get a special variety of large pineapples here that are grown locally in a place called Moodbidri in Karnataka. The Moodbidri pineapple will be around 6-8 Kilos by weight and is very [...]

Instant Mango Pickle

Instant Raw Mango Pickle How long it takes: 30 mins Servings: 1 bottle of 1/2 kg mangoes Summer is coming to an end,  so also the the pickle season. I would like to put up this recipe for instant mango pickle which can be prepared in a span of 30 minutes and has a shelf [...]

Bilimbi Pickle

Bilimbi Pickle How long it takes: 1 hour Bilimbi is a tangy fruit/vegetable used in side dishes as well as chutney instead of tomato or tamarind.  The advantage of using Bilimbi is that it is fresh from the garden and also gives an elegant colour to the dishes especially the chutney. The taste is will [...]

Instant Raw Jack Pickle (Adgai)

Adgai – Instant raw jack pickle How long it takes: 1 hour Servings: 1 kg Now is the season of the raw jack and the jackfruit. We prepare a number of dishes like the raw jack stir fry, kadge chakko that I have already put up on this blog. We combine it with a lentils-based [...]

Chopped Raw Mango Pickle (Ambe Hindee)

Amba Hindee How long it takes – 45 minutes Servings – 1 Bottle of around 1/2 kg Raw mango season is fast approaching and is the time to prepare pickles, like the whole mango pickle, mixed pickle, and also hindee. Hindee is the chopped raw mango pickle which like the other pickles can be stored [...]

Star Fruit Pickle (Raw fruit)

Star fruit Pickle How long it takes:-45 minutes in all Star fruit is grown in some parts of our country and also some parts of the world. In Konkani we call it Karmbala and in Kannnada we call it “Dhare huli”. It is tangy and and juicy but people relish it slitting it lengthwise and [...]

Lemon Pickle

Pickles is one of the favorite dishes among Indians. However, due the excess salt content (a preservative), it is not regarded as a healthy option as a side dish and is only recommended in lower quantities. This by the way is the first pickle on this blog. And the lemons, well, are from our own [...]