Bitter Gourd pickle | Hagala kayi uppinakayi | karela Pickle | Hagalkai Pickle |
This is a healthy, diabetes friendly, bitter gourd /hagalkayi pickle. Made with bitter gourd, green chilies, lemon juice and spices.
Meals without pickle/uppinakayi is something I cannot imagine. Mosaranna/curd rice with uppinakayi is just out of this world!
Nowadays we have so many options, buying from stores, buying from someone who makes at home. But nothing can beat the homemade pickle. We have varieties of pickle including lemon pickle, heralekai pickle, carrot pickle, and more….
Here is a simple yet delicious pickle recipe using bitter gourd.
Check out these pickles recipes as well
Lemon pickle
Mango pickle
AMtekai pickle
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Carrot Pickle | Instant Carrot pickle recipe
Instant carrot pickle recipe!
Craving for some pickle? Try this instant carrot pickle healthy and tasty moreover it is instant. No need to keep for days to eat the pickle. Prepare and serve. If stored in the refrigerator this carrot pickle can be stored only for a week . No need to wait for days like lemon, mango pickles… to savor this carrot pickle .
Carrot is an amazing root loaded with Vitamin A and beta carotene. The high level of beta-carotene acts as an antioxidant. It help slows down the aging of cells. Chewing on a piece of carrot after each meals helps in maintaining the healthy gums and teeth.
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Cilantro Thokku Recipe | Cilantro Pickle
Cilantro Thokku or Coriander leaves thokku is easiest and fingerlicking side dish. This is gluten free, vegan and no onion no garlic side dish.
Make this thokku and store it in refrigerator and use when needed. Great with rice, and for travel as well.
Green Mango Thokku
During Mango season, Mango/Mavina kayi thokku is one of the dishes we prepare.
Benefits of Mango:
According to an article published in Deccan Herald by Abhay Kumar, eating one or two tender mangoes in which the seed is not fully formed, along with salt and honey, is a very effective medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, piles, morning sickness, chronic dyspepsia, indigestion, and constipation.
Additionally, it increases the elasticity of of blood vessels, helps in formation of new cells, and aids in absorption of iron. Eating raw mango with salt quenches thirst and prevents loss of sodium chloride and iron during summer due to excessive sweating. It tones up the body and helps one to tolerate the excessive heat. Peeled fruit is applied on the eye to cure burning hot sensation due to sun glare.
However, eating in excess can also causes throat irritation, indigestion …. Therefore eat only one Mango a day.
Here is the recipe for Mango Thokku, which is incredibly easy to make!