Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mango Recipes, Medium, Ovo Vegetarian, Pickles, Vegan, Vegetarian

MANGO THOKKU

Mangoes are in season now and everywhere i can see vendors selling mangoes at a considerably cheaper rate,owing to the large harvest of mangoes this year.I got a large batch of ripe and unripe mangoes this year from a farm of my hubby’s friend.I made sun dried mangoes,instant pickle, Avakkai and my daughter’s favorite pickle Mango Thokku. She will always say i can’t match Pamba,that’s how she calls my mom,but any ways i tried and we all enjoyed. Thokku is made generally from big mangoes which have lots of flesh.It’s always a joy to make pickle with mangoes afterall it…

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Mango Recipes, Pickles

VADU MANGA PICKLE

Vadu manga or Mavadu is nothing but baby/tender mango in brine and spices.It’s a family favourite and is usually prepared in bulk so that it is consumed all round the year.When the mango season is over if you long for mangoes then you can make this in large quantities and store them. Both my MOM and MIL make this and the taste would be divine. Iam a lover of pickles and this is my favourite.This year i made mavadu pickle early,but couldn’t post immediately,so here comes the recipe.The water in which the mangoes are soaked is heavenly with curd rice.Make…

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Pickles

GREEN TOMATO PICKLE

This recipe I learnt from my maternal grandma who used to make it when we used to visit her.I am a pickle fan so also my hubby.I like to prepare various types of pickles, both with long shelf value and short shelf value.This pickle has to consumed within 10 days.We all love to have it with rice, chappati or almost with anything you want.This pickle can be made and eaten instantly.Green tomatoes have high amounts of vitaminC in them along with Beta carotene.Some of the different types of cancer can be prevented by the inclusion of green tomato in our…

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