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Nilava Allam Pachadi - Ginger Pickle

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Amma prepares pickles which are out of the world and today I’m blogging one of her most-relished pickle recipes using ginger. A bright, unique flavored achar, nilava allam pachadi aka ginger pickle is a perfect combination of sweet and spice. During the pickle preparation the gingery aroma that fills the kitchen is intoxicating and makes your taste buds sing.:) Prepared from fresh ginger root, dry red chillis, tamarind and jaggery, this fiery gingery pickle can spice up your meal be it with rice, rotis, dosas or idlis and works as a digestive aid too. Stays fresh for quite a while if refrigerated.

nilava allam pachadi

Nilava Allam Pachadi Recipe

Recipe Source: Amma

Prep & Cooking: 30 mts

Cuisine: Andhra

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Ingredients:

100 gms ginger root, remove skin, wash, dry and slice

100 gms tamarind

100 gms grated jaggery or sugar

5 red chillis (adjust to suit your spice level)

1 1/2 - 2 tbsps salt

a little over one-fourth cup oil

1 tsp methi/fenugreek seeds/menthulu

2 tsp coriander seeds/dhania/dhanyalu

1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera/jeelakara

For tempering/poppu/tadka:

1 tsp mustard seeds

10 fresh curry leaves

8-10 cloves garlic

2-3 tsps oil

1 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the sliced ginger and fry till light pink, approx 3-4 mts. Remove and cool.
2 Meanwhile, add just enough hot water to the tamarind such that its immersed and let it soak such that it softens. Cool.
3 In a pan, add one or two tsps oil, add methi seeds and fry till they turn slightly red, add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and red chillis and fry for 2-3 mts. Cool, make a fine powder and keep aside.
4 Once cool, grind the fried ginger slices, softened tamarind, jaggery and salt to a fine paste. Remove onto a dish and add the ground spice pwd.
5 Heat 2 tsps oil in a pan, add the mustards seeds and let them crackle. Add the curry leaves and crushed garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add this to the ginger pickle and combine well. Store the pickle in an airtight container and refrigerate.

ginger pickle

Note:

Alternately, you can add store bought or pre-ground red chilli pwd (used for preparing pickles) 1 1/2 -2 tbsps and 1 tsp methi pwd to the ground ginger mixture instead of frying the dry red chillis and methi seeds. Coriander seeds and cumin are optional ingredients.

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By sailu • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Pickles

34 Responses »

  1. Rashmi on July 15th, 2008 at 7:28 am:

    what a stunning colour, Sailu!
    Do you think it would work if I reduce the jaggery as I am not too fond of the sweetness?

    You can reduce jaggery and the amount of red chillis as well.

  2. Gauri on July 15th, 2008 at 9:00 am:

    the photo says it all… wow!

  3. A&N on July 15th, 2008 at 9:09 am:

    It looks beautiful. My granny used to make this :)

  4. sia on July 15th, 2008 at 9:28 am:

    gosh, thats a real beauty sailu. i have a bottle of priya ginger pickle and i adore it. as soon as it gets over(very soon IMO;) i’ll try ur ginger pickle recipe.
    and once again WOW @pics…

  5. Mangala on July 15th, 2008 at 9:29 am:

    Will try one of these days Sailu…:)

  6. Kovida on July 15th, 2008 at 9:34 am:

    Wow…what a mouth watering picture..My Mom also prepares this pickle.But she never stored in fridge.Its fresh even after 6 months. Is it compulsory to store in frdge???

    Yes, you need to refrigerate.

  7. R.Punitha on July 15th, 2008 at 10:08 am:

    Hai Sailu , i’m Punitha, Your Allam pachadi looks awesome and it’ll match for idli . dosa, bread, chappathi , upma, and curd rice. It is a multi purpose dish and also it has medcinal value too….
    Thank you a lot Sailu…. Bye…

  8. Mona on July 15th, 2008 at 10:45 am:

    Looks divine. I love chutneys and this looks delicious! I am definitely going to try this one, thnx for sharing!

  9. haritha on July 15th, 2008 at 11:13 am:

    wow I always like this pickle served here in Atlanta in krishna vilas
    I sometimes go to their restaurant to have a taste of this pickle
    cool now I can make it in my home
    great sailu
    bye

  10. kalva on July 15th, 2008 at 11:41 am:

    Wow lovely pickle… My sister MIL makes the sweet version.. lovely pics

  11. notyet100 on July 15th, 2008 at 12:06 pm:

    looks delicious,,thnks for sharing,..ginger pickle is new to me…

  12. Cham on July 15th, 2008 at 12:21 pm:

    Wow, that is a killer picture color :) Looks beautiful the pickle

  13. maheswari on July 15th, 2008 at 12:43 pm:

    Beautiful color.I bet this will be a very good combo for curd rice.

  14. Shriya on July 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm:

    My mom used to make this version. I love the color and its just very inviting and looks delicious. Now you remind me of this I think am gonna make it this week. thanks for sharing.

  15. sangeeth on July 15th, 2008 at 1:55 pm:

    lovely recipe sailu….will surely try soon..

  16. Bharti on July 15th, 2008 at 1:56 pm:

    That looks like one amazing pickle! One more on my list to try from your blog. Beautiful picture.

  17. Madhu on July 15th, 2008 at 6:51 pm:

    Wow!! pics look awesome, I love pickles a lot, can you also post nilava mamidiyakaya, Vankaya, dondakaya……..etc pachidillu sometime……..Thank you

  18. Veena on July 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm:

    Thank You! Sailu.

  19. nags on July 15th, 2008 at 8:42 pm:

    i hate ginger pickle, but strangely, have been thinking of making it for a while now! i know, weird!! and now u posted a great recipe for it :)

  20. Jayasree on July 15th, 2008 at 11:48 pm:

    Your pickle has got eye catchy color… Love pickles of all kinds, though I am restricting myself these days. But I am tempted to try this.

  21. Lubna Karim on July 16th, 2008 at 4:03 am:

    Thank you for giving a good better half of morning breakfast like Edli’s and Doasa’s. Ginger as an early breakfast treat is good for health also. Nice post.

  22. amar on July 16th, 2008 at 10:47 am:

    It is mouth watering

  23. Sathya Sai Ram on July 16th, 2008 at 12:31 pm:

    Im not really a fan of ginger pickles, but more of mango pickles.
    When will u be trying mango pickles?

  24. rashmi on July 16th, 2008 at 1:17 pm:

    ur ginger pickle looks awsome “mouthwatering”
    my mother used to make this…..

    do visit my blog when u find time…and leave ur comments and suggestions…
    http:envittuvirundhusamayal.blogspot.com

  25. bee on July 16th, 2008 at 7:05 pm:

    your amma’s recipe and your photograph - pure bliss.

  26. siri on July 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm:

    Hai sailu garu,
    Pickle looks great. the first thing i saw was indian flag colours though.

  27. meeso on July 17th, 2008 at 7:22 pm:

    I have become too addicted to these types of pickles, but I only get the chance to eat the pre-made jarred kind… I have never attempted it myself, looks soooo good though!

  28. Ramki on July 17th, 2008 at 8:15 pm:

    This gorgeous red Pachadi goes straight to my One Page cookbook - 1001 Pachadis

  29. Praneetha on August 13th, 2008 at 5:02 pm:

    WOW what a color and the pickle looks just awesome and my taste buds have already tickled ;) My mother makes exactly the same way. I will have to try out sometime, not sure if I can reach upto your level.

    Btw, I am also from Vizag. Good to see a popular blogger from my hometime.

    Praneetha
    http://kitchenflavors.blogspot.com/

    Please visit my blog and give me your valuable suggestions.

  30. Minti on April 11th, 2009 at 12:25 pm:

    I made this recipe exactly as it is given here. Delicious! Hopefully it won’t go bad on me before I finish the jar.

  31. lalitha on June 9th, 2009 at 12:21 am:

    Looks awesome but I don’t think 5 red chillis will bring that much colour.

    Kashmiri red chillis give a nice red color and probably we used more than 5 chillis to suit our palate.

  32. Sudha on June 19th, 2009 at 1:06 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    I am new to the blog. I came across your site when i am searching for gobi manchuria. Pickle looks delicious. All the items in your site are so interesting with Great Pictures.

  33. bharathi on July 11th, 2009 at 7:23 pm:

    It is so nice..I have added little chana dal also for additional taste

  34. Anu on August 16th, 2009 at 1:37 pm:

    Hello Sailu,

    Your allam pachadi sounds easy to prepare. Thank you for sharing it.

    It’s on my menu for today’s lunch : )

    Anu

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