• Jams/Pickles

    Ambha Adhu|Mango Ginger Pickle

    The pros of being a food blogger is that you come across so many people from different geographical locations, having varying customs and traditions, unique food habits, plethora of  recipes, sharing knowledge about local ingredients and much more. One gets to know so much about the traditional food  by just interacting with elderly people across the world. Its hard to document each and every ‘ tip’ you get from grandmas and uncles, be it for ‘how to make a soft rotis‘ or ‘ how to make crisp samosas’. There are many people who are more than willing to share their…

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    Ambh Jo Murbo| Mango Preserve

    So how many of you are enjoying a delicious mango season around you?. Any mango pickles, preserves, cakes, tarts, jam etc are being savored at your home? As for us, here in Mumbai, it surely is a season to devour bounty of Baadam and Hapus (Alphonso) variety of mangoes, and loads of tangy tender unripe mangoes to pickle and preserve. Today’s recipe is yet another simple way of preserving semi-ripe mangoes, in a spiced up sugar syrup with some nuts thrown in, known as Ambh Jo murbo or Murraba Print Ambh Jo Murbo Prep time:  10 mins Cook time:  20…

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    Ambriyun ji Khatairn

    I can go on and on about the number of ways raw mangoes (tender mangoes) could be pickled. Starting from North of India and moving towards South, you will probably come across zillion ways to make pickles with mangoes. And no I am not exaggerating ! From the exclusive, patience – testing- sun-cooked pickles that take as much as 2-3 months to mature, to the almost instant mango pickles, we have plenty of variety to pick up from. Today’s recipe is of one of the most favorite pickle of Sindhis, Ambhriyun ( Tender unripe mangoes) Ji Khatairn ( Pickle). Nowadays…

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    Tikho Mitho Murbo|Spiced Up Mango Jam

    So I promised you all that the month of April will be dedicated to pickles and conserves/preserves. So here I am , with yet another simple Mango Jam recipe. Generally a fruit jam is supposed to be sweet with the hint of tartness depending upon the fruit used. I have already shared a simple Mango jam or Murraba recipe  here. But this has some basic spices that are normally used in Mango preserve. Something went wrong and I ended up making this spicier version. Interested in hearing the story behind it? I will share it anyways 😉 It so happened…

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    Basar Ji khatain| Onion Pickle| No Oil Pickle

    Basar Ji Khatain (Basar = Onion, Khatain = pickle, in Sindhi) or ‘Paariyan waari Khatain‘ (water based pickle ) is my most favorite pickle for various reasons. Firstly Onions are my favorite. I love the crunch of onions when added to salads, sandwiches, chaats, paavbhaji etc. Secondly, many people are afraid of making pickles at home because pickles, when not handled properly tend to spoil pretty soon. Not the case with this pickle..the fungus and molds do not appear in the scene here. The worst thing that could go wrong with this pickle is that it may get too sour and…

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    Leeman Ji Khatairn| Lemon pickle|Zero oil Lemon Pickle

    The month of April is here..so whats special about it, you might ask ? Well, it isn’t about the harsh weather (weather discussion could be so boring, especially if you are talking about notorious summer ), nothing to do with April fools and sick April fool jokes, it neither have anything to do with the uber excitement regarding the upcoming summer vacation of our son (though, honestly, I am shrieking with joy,visualizing myself waking up late in mornings, without any scary thoughts of solving Math problem or pondering with my kid,over the geography and history books..struggling with grammar lessons etc…