Pickles & Pastes

Spicy green chillies, Tangy tamarind, Healing asafoetida, Sea-fresh rock salt. Milagai Curry is a product that is particularly dear to Girija Paati. It is one of the first products that she innovated on her own as a young bride (of course based on a...

Tangy tamarind, Spicy crushed red chillies, Soothing asafoetida, Fresh curry leaves, Sea fresh rock salt Did you know, the famous South Indian puli sadam (tamarind rice) traditionally originated at the temples. Girija Paati learnt this style of making puliyodharai from her mother-in-law 50 years back and...

Raw Mango, Mustard, Rustic Garlic, Whole Methi Seeds, Whole Black Pepper, Gingely Oil, Rock Salt Girija Paati’s grandmother always served Avakkai that was at least a year old. The new Avakkai was left to ferment in a cool dark room with regular turnovers till...

Raw Mango, Mustard, Whole Methi Seeds, Whole Black Pepper, Gingely Oil, Rock Salt Girija Paati’s grandmother always served Avakkai that was at least a year old. The new Avakkai was left to ferment in a cool dark room with regular turnovers till she felt...

Long Raw Mango, Red Chilli, Methi, Mustard, Rock Salt Juicy and sour, long, raw green mangoes, all natural spices, rock salt, gingelly oil and loads of love, create the ultimate mangai thokku or raw mango pickle. A favourite with everyone at home, this raw...

Whole Raw Tender Mango, Mustard, Red Chilli Powder, Rock Salt The joy of biting into a 'baby' raw mango covered with a fine layer of spice and discovering the raw, sour, juicy flesh inside is indescribable. Vadu Mangai, Maavadu or Kadugu Mangai, is a...

Fresh juicy lemons, Hand-roasted methi, Spicy Andhra chilli, Fragrant gingelly oil The quintessential Indian pickle, Girija Paati’s lime pickle uses a 100-year-old family recipe that has been passed on from generation to generation. To start with these are just allowed to wallow in a...

Cooked Gooseberry/Amla Pickle An old-fashioned South Indian Nellikai / Amla pickle cooked the traditional way and seasoned with Girija Paati's secret spice mix. With an irresistible combination of sour, sweet and spicy flavours, this Thokku (curry-style pickle) carries all the goodness and health benefits of the...

Medicinal Mahani (Sarsaparilla) Root, Lime Juice, Red Chilli Powder, Mustard, Rock Salt Girija Paati will tell you that her mother would swear by the medicinal healing properties of the ancient Mahani root. Her family has been using this traditional plant as a part of...

Aged Tamarind, Jaggery, Ginger, Green Chilli Puli Inji (made with cold-pressed coconut oil) is Girija Paati's 100 year old family recipe, made with aged tamarind, sweet jaggery, fresh ginger, spicy green chillies and a secret spice mix, slow cooked over 5 hours.  Girija Paati enjoys...

Raw Mango, Rustic Garlic, Mustard, Whole Methi Seeds, Whole Black Pepper, Gingely Oil, Rock Salt A unique south-indian style pickle that combines strong flavours of sour raw green mango, rustic garlic, pungent mustard, bitter methi, spicy black pepper among others. Girija Paati's Avakkai recipe is...

Raw Mango, Mustard, Whole Methi Seeds, Whole Black Pepper, Gingely Oil, Rock Salt A unique south-indian style pickle that combines strong flavours of sour raw green mango, pungent mustard, bitter methi, spicy black pepper among others. Girija Paati's Avakkai recipe is one that her family has...

Fresh juicy lemons, Healing turmeric, Sea Fresh rock salt With all the probiotic goodness of the spicy lime pickle, Girija Paati wanted her young kids to reap the benefits of this homemade wonder as well. So about 40 years back, she started setting aside...

Fresh Cut Amla, Golden Tumeric, Lemon, Gingelly Oil, Rock Salt For centuries, Indian grandmothers have been making and creating home remedies that have protected the health and built the immunity of their families. Girija Paati’s Uppu Nellikai combines the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, a whole...