Lime n' Mint

Raw Mango season is  here in India. Fresh and best Mangoes are coming in our Market. Today I thought to make  the most popular Andhra Pickle  fresh Grated Mango Pickle. This Pickle we can make it large quantity also. But it's shelf life is only 2 to 3 months only.

This is one of the best non spicy Sweet and Sour Lemon Pickle.

Avakaya is very popular Mango Pickle delicacy from Andhra Pradesh. In India Summer seasonal fruit is Mango. Almost all parts of India busy in making different types of pickles with raw mangoes in summer season.Today's my post is one of the most popular pickle from southern part of India. Main ingredients for this pickle are Mustard seeds,best  Raw Mangoes,Good Chilli Powder,Nice gingely oil and Salt. Todays my recipe is famous Andhra delicacy:  Avakaya - Mango Pickle Ingredients: Raw Mangoes             11/2 kg. Red Chilli powder         150g Mustard powder           150g Salt                               120g Gingely oil                     500g  Fenugreek seeds           1 tea spoon Asafoeteda       ...

 Quick  Instant Sweet Lemon Pickle - Easy to Make.

I have been inspired by one of my favorite blogger friends Nik and have tried her recipe: " Steamed and Peeled Peppers Preserved in Frying Pan ". She is a great lover of Indian cuisine, she has even tried one of my dishes -" microwave cauliflower and tomato curry" and Aloo-Gobi from Manjula's Kitchen. I'm really thrilled to see her version of my recipe in her blog. My special thanks to her, Nik do see my version and give me your wonderful comments. Today I'm trying my style of pickled chillies. These "chillies" are actually from my garden . (they became quiet large and less spicy by the time I harvested) Recipe: Ingredients for preserve: Green chillies 250g (clean and dry,cut in half) Salt 100g Lemon 2no. Method: Take a clean bottle Fill bottle with chillies Squeeze the 2 lemons, Add the Salt Close the lid and shake well. Shake the bottle for a while for the next 3 days...

Gongura Pickle Ingredients: - Gongura leaves 1 big bunch - Methi (Fenugreek) seeds 1 table spoon (fry till turned into dark brown; powder it medium coarse to fine granules with the help of mortel and keep aside) - Jeera (Cumin) 1 table spoon ( fry till brown; take aside and powder it into fine granules) - Salt 2 table spoons - Red chilli powder 2 table spoons - Tamarind 10 grams - Edible oil 4 table spoons (groundnut oil or sesame oil preferred; any other edible oil such as sunflower oil/rice bran oil/palmolein may also be used, the taste will slightly vary - as such, suggest choice as per tastes and cooking habits) For seasoning: - Edible oil 1/2 cup (variety of edible oil to use as per taste and cooking habits) - Red chillies (whole) 2 - Rai (Mustard) seeds 1 tea spoon - Jeera (Cumin) 1 tea spoon - Udad dal (Black gram) 1 tea spoon - Chana ...

Tomato pickle Pickles give taste to our meal. This pickle is one of our hot favorites. My mother in law taught me how to make this pickle. I usually make this pickle in little quantity so that I could try a different variety each time. Follow me on this version of tomato pickle... Ingredients: 1. Tomatoes 250 gms 2. Tamarind 50gms 3. Fenugreek seeds 1tea spoon 4. Cumin 1 teaspoon 5. Mustard seeds 1tea spoon 6. Salt 2 table spoons 7. Red chilli powder 2 table spoons 8. Turmeric a pinch 9. Sugar 2 tea spoons For the Seasoning: 1. Groundnut oil 1/2 cup(or any refined vegetable oil) 2. Garlc cloves 2,cut into small pices 3. Mustard seeds a little 4. Whole chillies 1 5. Cumin a little 6. Asafoteda a little 7. Curry patta 4 leaves Method: 1. Cut big pulpy tomatoes into small pi...