Aug 20 2007

Gimme more …. Indian pickles !!!

Published by mythili at 4:47 pm under Ghee/Clarified butter,Grains and grain products,Raw Mango (mamidikaay),Rice

Give me some raw mango pieces marinated in a concoction of red chilli powder, warm oil, mustard powder, fried ginger paste and tempered with Indian spices … give me some lime pieces infused with fenugreek powder, jeera(cumin) and red chilli powder, give me some unripe tamarind ground with green chillies and tempered with mustard seeds, give me some drumsticks in red chilli powder, well incorporated with sesame oil and tempered with mustard seeds… I say give me more Indian pickles !!!!!

Indians love their pickles and more so we South Indians. No not the ones that are available here in the US. Not those dills and cucumbers marinated in a saline solution… No sir, not that. I am talking about the spicy saga of Indian pickles. The summer, the heat and the intensity associated with pickle making. No vegatable is spared … all of them yanked when young and dabbed and dressed and decked to turn into super flavorful pickles. Piping hot rice, dollop of ghee and raw-mango pickle or any pickle for that matter. MMMh MMMh MMMh .. Na samiranga (Telugu for “Oh ! Sweet Jesus!! “)

Recently a dear friend of mine, C, was kind enough to share her stash of home-made pickles with me. She gave me 3 types of Andhra pickles. Yes, authentic home-made Andhra pickles. Nope, not the pesticide-borne Priya pickles. Morning, noon and night the only food I eat is Pickle + Steamed white rice and ghee or curd rice with a side of any pickle. Yayy baby, I am pickling :P :P

There is a store here in Redmond that allows for ceramic painting called “Creatively Yours”. I really love going to that store to unleash the nearly non-existent artist in me. Once you are done with your piece, they burn , glaze and give it back to you in 4 days. Cool, no? So, here you go.. my magnum-opus ( Stop giggling you all)


“Vindu” plate

I usually cook rice in pressure cooker. Prestige pressure cooker, infact :D . Very easy and efficient.

Some pickles with white rice and ghee :


Unripe tamarind and green chilly pickle : Courtesy – My Friend, C


Raw mango with ginger and mustard powder pickle : Courtesy – My Mom


Another variety of cut-mango pickle, and lime pickle with curd rice. Courtesy: My Friend, C

This is my entry for JFI-Rice event hosted by the lovely Sharmi of Neivedyam

Find here an exclusive article on cooking rice in microwave by our lovely Vaish baby. I don’t like cooking in microwave and I try to avoid it as much as possible… but that article is worth reading for how its written :)

Pickles in the blog world : Tomato pickle by Indira, Lemon and other citrus pickles @ IFR

23 responses so far

23 Responses to “Gimme more …. Indian pickles !!!”

  1. # Con 20 Aug 2007 at 5:09 pm

    I am glad you liked the pickles and can’t believe you even blogged them…i gotta show this to mom :)

  2. # Suganyaon 20 Aug 2007 at 5:15 pm

    Indian pickles, bring it on Mythili! I was shocked when I found out what American pickles were. And giggling at yr plate, You kidding? You have done a fantastic job. You should have looked mine if I were with you :D

  3. # Madhuon 20 Aug 2007 at 5:44 pm

    Hi Mythilli,
    I am out of lime pickle at home now I am salvating…..That signature plate looks awesome…..looks like traditional village style art. Loved it.

  4. # beeon 20 Aug 2007 at 7:28 pm

    hmmm… how can i induce you to make me some pickles?

  5. # Lakshmion 20 Aug 2007 at 9:19 pm

    OMG….I love that signature plate. Very nice……..

  6. # Padmaon 21 Aug 2007 at 7:38 am

    Believe me, my mouth was watering looking at the cut mango pickle with curd rice, a favorite combo ….hmm brought some old memories of Vizag (my native)…thnaks for sharing those pics with us and great entry!

  7. # coffeeon 21 Aug 2007 at 7:45 am

    The plate looks lovely! Loved all your combo with pickles. :)

  8. # Veenaon 21 Aug 2007 at 8:19 am

    Vindu plate looks cool mythili :-)

    perugannam and pickle – i am literally drooling :-)

  9. # sukanyaon 21 Aug 2007 at 1:16 pm

    This is plate is looking amazing……..Nice pictures….

  10. # Cynthiaon 21 Aug 2007 at 1:17 pm

    Hey! you got me salivating over here with all your wicked :) rant about pickles :)

    Mythili, I love that plate and look how well the colours go with the colour-scheme of your blog! I won’t mind one as a keepsake :) seriously!

  11. # sharmion 21 Aug 2007 at 2:48 pm

    dear Mythili, I am very much carried away by that plate. wish I had something like that near by. It looks so creative and you can always be proud of. You have an artistic hand!!
    simple and lovely entry.
    Thanks.

  12. # ramyaon 21 Aug 2007 at 7:04 pm

    well this is a clever entry and the plate is beautiful.did u do that.nice.

  13. # Kiranon 22 Aug 2007 at 5:24 am

    akka.. its jus too goood!!!… hey you should have even posted the “THERADA” thing.. remember?? :D

  14. # Mythilion 22 Aug 2007 at 9:31 am

    C : Do show it to your mom. She was the one who made. This is a tribute for her :)

    Suganya : You say fantastic? Aww you are too kind :)

    Madhu : Oh my painting has a style too… village art :) :) That’s generous of you. Thank you.

    Bee : Say please :)

    Lakshmi: Thank you very much.

    Padma : I am glad you liked the entry :)

    Coffee: Yep the plate is the first of “Vindu” merchandise :) :)

    Veena : Drool, drool, drool away …What did “G” think about this? Did he start drooling too?

    Sukanya : Thank you.

    Cynthia : Yep that was intentional, the color scheme. I can send you one … email me your address.

    Sharmi : Thanks for that great choice of ingredient. And do check out.. you should find something like this in your vicinity.

    Ramya : Thank you.

    Kiran : Oh babyyyy how can I forget that? That will be my next post. Therada/kadambam. Keep watching this space :)

  15. # Manishaon 22 Aug 2007 at 4:45 pm

    You could sell those plates! Seriously! Non-existent artist? No way!

    And yeah, curd rice and pickle – to die for!

  16. # Mythilion 22 Aug 2007 at 9:36 pm

    Manisha –
    Yeah..I know.Cynthia wanted one too … Looks like I can sell those plates. Heh Heh :D
    Oh yeah .. curd rice and pickle .. any day.

  17. # Sigon 23 Aug 2007 at 4:00 pm

    Hey Myth, love that plate…. u are too humble gal, I have to go check this place out, though I’m sure I’ll never be able to show mine to people :)

  18. # Mythilion 24 Aug 2007 at 12:06 am

    Sig – It is in Crossroads Mall. Adjacent to the Hallmark store in the mall. :) :) Ah come on.. if I did it, anyone can do it :)

  19. # jaion 31 Aug 2007 at 10:37 pm

    Mythili, excellent creative ceramic work. the center spiral has a lot of symbolism not only in indian designs but also in native american art. the colors and patterns are very good. Thanks for sharing it with us!
    Jai

  20. # jeenaon 01 Sep 2007 at 4:45 pm

    Hi there this recipe looks lovely nice pictures! Feel free to visit my blog too :) Click Here For Food Recipes

  21. # Charisha Arnoldon 04 Sep 2007 at 11:56 am

    FINALLY!! SOMEONE WHO LOVES INDIA’S PICKLES AS MUCH..NO…. MORE THAT I DO. Ok enough of that… question.. Did you say.. Priya was pesticide packed? Holy crap… I fell in love with priya many years ago..please help me find another brand of Mango pickle (not pataks) I can buy online..I live in Alaska and REAL Mango Pickle is hard to come by… Please have mercy..I’ve had to make do with Pataks and it’s just not the same.. no punch…
    Charisha

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