Maangai Inji Thokku Recipe/Maa Inji Thokku Recipe/Mango Ginger Pickle Recipe/How to make Maangai Inji Thokku with step by step photos & Video in both English & Tamil

 Maangai Inji Thokku/Maa Inji Thokku is a unique, delicious and finger-licking thokku bursting with flavours. Mango ginger/Maa Inji [Curcuma Amada] is a seasonal root vegetable used to make pickles/thokku in South India. Mango Ginger is neither related to Ginger nor Mango but to turmeric. They look like ginger, but impart raw mango smell when peeled, along with sharpness of ginger towards the end when eaten raw.

Mango Ginger belongs to turmeric family, has antibacterial ,antibiotic properties, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic properties and is used for medicinal purposes in Ayurveda and Unani. Not just that they are great appetizers but also used for curing skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma etc.

Mango Ginger Pickle/Thokku is very easy to make and is extremely tasty. It is best served with curd rice, rasam rice or even with idlis, dosas, rotis, chapatis etc or it can just be mixed with steam cooked white rice and enjoyed.

Here’s how to make Maangai Inji Thokku/Maa Inji Thokku with step by step photos & Video…

Instant Maangai Oorgai Recipe/Easy & Quick Mango Pickle/Instant Mango Pickle/5 Minute Mango Pickle/How to make Instant Mango Pickle with step by step photos & Video

Instant Maangai Oorgai - as the name says, can be made in jiffy yet will taste delectable, spicy and irresistible. This instant mango pickle is made with very little ingredients; the key to the pickle is, the mango has to be chopped to fine pieces. Do try out this Mango Pickle recipe and post your comments here. Meanwhile do check out other interesting Pickle recipes and other Raw Mango and Ripe Mango Recipes here. Also Please like, share and subscribe to my YouTube Channel Priyas Virundhu.

Here’s how to make Instant Mango Pickle with step by step photos & Video…

Vadu Maangai Oorgai Recipe/Maavadu/Vadu Maangai/Raw Baby Mango Pickle/How to make Vadu Maangai Oorgai with step by step photos

Vadu Maangai Oorgai is another traditional pickle made in South India. It is a very simple and easy recipe that is made with baby mangoes, mustard seeds, rock salt, castor oil and red chilli powder. The best part in making this Oorgai/pickle is, it does not involve any cooking or cutting. Any way friends, do try out this vadu maangai oorgai and post your comments here. Meanwhile do check out other interesting Pickle Recipes here.

Here’s how to make Vadu Maangai Oorgai with step by step photos…

Naarthangai Oorgai/Citron Pickle/Naarthangai Pickle

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            Today, I am going to share my mom’s special Naarthangi Oorgai. My mom makes two different types of naarthangai oorgai, one is the dried version with just salt and another with chilli powder. The dried version of Naarthangai oogai is usually given if someone is down with fever or stomach ache.  Here I am going to share the spicy version of Naarthangai Oorgai.  I will soon post the dried version of Naarthangai oorgai in the coming post. Meanwhile do check out other interesting pickle varieties here. Also check out interesting Citron Rice/Naarthangai Rice here.

Here’s how to make Naarthangai Oorgai with step by step photos…

Mango Pickle/Maangai Oorgai

Today I am going to share a delightful, lip smacking and tempting mango pickle. This mango pickle is my mom’s recipe and she makes it every year for the whole family. The mangoes I used are from my mom’s back yard; they are extremely sour and are perfect for pickles. Try this fool proof mango pickle recipe and enjoy. Meanwhile do check out other interesting and tempting Pickle/Oorgai varieties here.

Here’s how to make Mango Pickle with step by step photos…

Nellikkai Thokku/AruNellikkai Thokku/Amla Pickle/Gooseberry Pickle –TamilNadu Special

Aru Nellikkai is another variety of Gooseberry/Amla/Nellikkai, which is smaller in size and star shaped fruit. Nellikkai is called as Gooseberry in English and Amla in Hindi. We all know it is rich in Vitamin C, iron and helps in purifying the blood. They help in expelling the toxins from our body and improve the defence mechanism. Amla/Nellikkai in powdered form is a great remedy for hyper acidity and ulcer. Now coming to the recipe, today I am going to share Nellikkai Thokku, my mom’s recipe. We have AruNellikkai tree in our house which bore loads and loads of Nellikkai starting from the trunk to the top most part of the tree. We plucked lots of them and I made big batches of thokku and shared it with our relatives. This thokku tastes extraordinary and when paired with curd/yogurt rice it taste heavenly.

Here’s how to make Nellikkai Thokku with step by step photos…

Instant Green chilli pickle

This instant green chilli pickle is very quick and easy one to make. You can choose a very spicy chilli or a very mild one of your choice. The original recipe uses the Bhavangari chillies which are long thick green chillies, but I used the bhaji chillies the big and light green ones. You can also choose the small green chillies which we use in our everyday cooking.

Here’s how to make Instant Green Chilli Pickle with step by step photos…