Chutneys and Pickles

Neebu ki Mircha (chilies soaked in lemon juice)

Neebu ki Mircha is a perfect zero fat, easy to make, four-ingredient instant pickle. This instant pickle is made with chopped green chilies and ginger dipped in lemon juice and seasoned only with salt. Isn’t it simple! This is my mother's recipe; she usually makes neebu ki mircha and keeps it in the fridge.

Gajar, Gobhi and Shalgam's Pickle

There are many different recipes to make this kind of pickle. This is a Punjabi style pickle. In UP, a variant of mix veg pickle is made with almost the same ingredients apart from jaggery and vinegar. There are so many other varieties of pickles made

Carrot and Pepper Pickle

Carrot and pepper pickle is a very quick and delicious Indian style pickle. You can use Jalapeno or serrano pepper. I have used serrano peppers, which are easily available in the USA. These are spicy peppers which are very close to Indian thick green chilies used for pickle.

Malgapodi | Podi

Malgapodi or idli podi, is a spicy South Indian spice mix traditionally served with idlis. In North India, malgapodi is often known as idli chutney powder. Malgapodi is also known as gun powder probably because it is a very spicy preparation. In some families malgapodi powder is served with desi ghee to balance the heat of red chili.

Coconut Chutney

coconut chutney is a South Indian variety of chutney. This delicious chutney is made with coconut, peanuts (groundnuts) and flavored with green chili, coriander leaves. It is seasoned with mustard seeds and curry leaves. It best goes with idly, dosa, uthappam, upma, etc......

Onion Tomato chutney

Onion tomato chutney is a variety of South Indian chutney made with cooked onions and tomatoes. I had this chutney in a vegetarian south Indian restaurant in Paris, France. It tasted so good and fresh that I decided to give it a try at home. Ever since I have tried a lot of variations of this chutney....

Tamatar Ki Launji

Launji is akin to a sweet and sour instant pickle; you can also consider it as a chutney. Our kitchen garden is full of different varieties of tomatoes. We have been distributing the tomatoes to friends and neighbors but we still have a lot and I am trying to make new things out of these tomatoes so that kids do not get bored. One of my dear friends Ruchi makes delicious launjis..

Pineapple Relish

Relish are condiments, they can be cooked and can also be made with chopped veggies and fruits. Relish can be served with any cuisine- e.g, this pineapple relish can bes erved with dal chawal (lentils and rice), sabji and paratha cooked vegetables and Indian bread) it can also be filled in the Wraps on top to enhance the flavor.

Grape Chutney

Grape Chutney is an easy to make, very healthy, and delicious Chutney. This phalahari chutney recipe is an adapted version of Master chef Sanjeev Kapoor's "Angoor aur Khajur Ki Chutney". This chutney can be served with Phalahari Thalipeeth, Sabudana Vada, or any other snacks...

Lucknow Style Green Chutney

This green chutney is a Lucknow speciality and is specially made to accompany kebabs. It is a little different than regular coriander chutney and is a modified version of mint chutney. This chutney is a good source of iron, and calcium.

Red Chili Pickle

This recipe of red chili pickle is a modified form of the traditional stuffed red chili pickle. This is my mother's preparation and she has modified her original stuffed pickle recipe to cut the amount of spices and oil so as to make a healthier version.

Stuffed Chilies

This delicious chili dish is like an instant pickle. I have used home grown Serrano peppers for this dish but if you do not find this particular variety use any big green chilies. In India you get bigger green chilies for pickle which is perfect for this dish.

Karaunda Mircha

Karaunda is a tropical and sub-tropical plant. It is very commonly grown in India and comes in abundance in the summers. A variety of delicacies are made out of karaunda. I could not find karaunda where I live but I'have found something close to it ; these are known as crab apples.

Sweet and Sour Neebu Pickle

Lime/ lemons are very good source of vitamin C. This recipe is for a perfect zero fat pickle. This sweet and sour lime pickle is delicious, can be served with any meal, and also tastes very good with mathri and other snacks. It is also a very good digestive.

Phalhari Chutney

Pudine ki Chutney<

Mint is an exclusive perennial herb. The chutney made with Mint(pudina) and raw mango (kachcha aam) is not only delicious but healthy, as mint is a very good digestive and raw mangoes are good source of vitamin A & C.

Til ki Chutney

This is a delicious and traditional recipe for til ki chutney a popular Maharashtrian accompaniment. Til is a Hindi word for sesame. Til chutney is served with plain rice and always topped with pure ghee. This is a spicy preparation.

Tamarind Chutney

This is a delicious and traditional recipe for tamarind chutney. This chutney goes with all sort of chaat preparations.  I have added some dates in this chutney to make it healthier by cutting the amount of sugar. If you don't eat dates in that case you can replace them by increasing the amount of sugar/jaggery

Coriander Chutney

Coriander chutney is the life of snacks, starters, and Chaat, and a good companion for the main course too. It is made out of green coriander leaves and green chilies. This chutney is a good source of iron, calcium and vitamin C.

Galka

Galka is a traditional North Indian mango pickle. I remember when I was a little girl my grandmother used to make this pickle. Her mango pickle used to get ready in 10 days - it used to take a long time, since she used to keep it in the sunlight for 10 days. This recipe is a modified version of my grandmothers pickle recipe, it gets ready in 15 minutes.

Instant Meethi Chutney

This is a quick recipe for meethi chutney for chaat, starters or even for morning breakfast recipes. It takes only two minutes to make this chutney in microwave.

Meethi Achari

This is a grated-mango pickle recipe from North of India. This pickle is made from raw mangoes. Instead of regular white sugar, use either brown sugar or jaggery.