Maa Inji or Mango ginger may not be a familiar spice for many. It is easily available in southindia and tastes milder than ginger. This simple pickle tastes great with curd rice. This is my entry for Sunita’s think spice think ginger event! 🙂
Ingredients
- Maa inji – 1/4 kg
- Green chillies – 4 nos
- Lemon – 2 nos
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Vinegar – 1 cup (optional)
- Fresh green pepper – 100 gms (optional)
Method
- Wash peel and cut the maa inji into thin rounds. Wash and dry the green peppercorns.
- Cut the green chillies into pieces. Take out the lemon juice. ( you can also slice to thin pieces and add)
- Mix all ingredients well in a bowl. Store in a airtight container in the fridge. Use after a day.
Vinegar is required only if you want to make large quantities and preserve for many months. I have not added pepper as it was not available in the market.
The season for maa inji and green milagu( pepper) is from september to january.
My ammama ( amma’s mother) used to make this pickle lathamma, tastes yumm..Thanks for the recipe. ( I always told u – Ur cooking is so similar to my ammamma and amma..:D)!
Reg ur comment:
@ Lathamma: ‘NaBloPoMo’ is a one time monthly event amma, where we are supposed to post on my blog every single day of November. Got to know very late from Manisha. So, I took up a 15 day challenge to blog everyday. Its kinda fun till now..:))
Oh my, ur anecdote make me go crazy, this means I can’t expect to understand ‘S’ till we are 80!! Gosh..I wonder y these ‘men’ are so insensitive..Thanks for dropping by Lathamma, Hope u had a great time at Chennai.
Yeah Siri dear! All great people cook alike! 😀 NaBloPoMo is What I have always done When I started blogging! In fact we had 100 posts in 60 days! Now in 4 and 1/2 months, we have 176 posts! My chennai trip was great! I met srivalli and We really enjoyed! 🙂 latha.
and Yupeee, I am the first to comment today!
– Siri
You have never missed even one post dear! 🙂 latha.
My husband loves this oorgai and yes you reminded me of this..!!..Esp he likes the combo with green milagu and the season never merges..It is always for me like onnu iruntha onnu irukkathu…and finally end up in buying the ma inji from the local market and getting the pepper greens from Kerala!!:)
So 2 postle 4 eventum cover pannitinge…ithukku enna solrathu?2 Kallule 4 manga va??
Allllways cooking for events !! 😉 😀
Unnoda seendu kettu poyitten! 😀 Eppallam eventukku mattum than cook pannaren! 😀 Malakotai vasalla rendum sernthu kidaikkum ! latha.
Never heard of Maa Inji Latha! I am a stupid South Indian!!;D
It it young root ginger? Looks great though. I always buy ginger pickle and the fresh ginger I get here are pretty stringy! Great entry.
I will be posting 2 more in each blog and then I will take a break (100% break this time!:D). Kids have holiday from tomorrow, we might do a little traveling after Thursday.
Happy Thanksgiving!:)
It is really yummy asha! Every one in my family loves this pickle! I made in chennai. Planning to prepare more here for my father. Enjoy your break with children and don’t carry your laptop while on a holiday! 🙂 latha.
i love this latha..my mom is nuts about this and mahanikazangu urugai..so it was a must at my place..next time i see this ginger in my stores..i ‘m going to buy it…
We have so much spice in our lives in India Rajitha! I make this in big containers as it stays for a year! 🙂 Definitely do look for maa inji and prepare it! 🙂 latha.
Pickle without oil! My mother made pickle with mamidallam (in Telugu) once or twice, but in different way. Great entry Latha! If I find this here, I want to give it a try. It has some special flavour, right?
Yes vijaya the flavour is so special! 🙂 It stays fresh in vinegar for a year even when you don’t refrigerate! 🙂 latha.
I have never had them. But it sure sounds so delicious.
Definitely delicious happy cook! 🙂 latha.
hi lathama
maa inji is my favourite pickle.I usually
made like mango pickle.I want to try this
version.But unfortunately in US i couldnt
find that one.I could feel the smell the
flavour of maa inji.thanks
kamala
Very interesting to know that it is made like mango pickle ! I too will make some next when I get maa inji! 🙂 Thanks kamala! 🙂 latha.
I love this pickle.. it nice & tangy & spicy too…Too bad we dont get Maanga Inji here! You brought back fond memories LathaJi! Thank 🙂
Seema dear, some say they ‘ve bought in some Indian stores in the US! Give a try, you may get it! 🙂 I really wish there is some way to send it to you all! 🙂 latha.
As a kid I always hated itjust by the looks as it had ginger in it. So I never got a chance to try it. Now I have learnt to appreciate the different flavors but I’m in a place where I can’t get hold of it. Too bad. But your pic looks nice and it is a perfect entry for the event.
It is always like that kribha! We don’t realise the worth when we have it! then long for it when we cannot have it! 🙂 I think I can start exporting some precious food items like this one! 😀 latha.
Never heard of this type ofginger. Nice entry for the event.
Thanks TBC! latha.
I love the flavor of maa-inji (such a wonderful combination) and used to have a lot of this pickle back home.
Thanks laavanya! The flavour is so special and great! 🙂 Hope you get to taste when you visit India! 🙂 latha.
The picture looks so good!
mango ginger picke looks wouth watering
Bless you Latha!!! It was just yday I was telling mom that I miss this pickle, my granny makes this…and in fact was asking mom for the recipe so I could try this here if I found Maa Inji, but of course I know that’s far from happening. Your pics are making me droooooool! I love the yummy taste of chillies with the inji, mind blowing 🙂
We call it mamidi allam latha. I just got some from patel bro’s on weekend. I need to pickle them. We also pickle it similar way, sometimes my mom add carrots and radish along with this. Its taste delicious.
I guess this is ‘maagi shunti’ as called in Kannada, its very aromatic. Looks so delicious, I can just eat like that. thanks for Sharing
Nice to see you back. Hope you had a great time in Chennai.
So sweet of you…felt really touched when I read your message. Just a hi makes a lot of difference.
Just like my mom. Thanks very much.
Diwali was great. Getting busy day by day.
I have been thinking about Thaatha and Paati…but didnt get a chance to drop in. How are they doing now? Not sure if you have updated it in any of your latest posts…(I am yet to check your recent posts).
Amma used to make Maanga Inji (without vinegar and green chilli) we just love it.
Take care.
Maa inji urugai is my husband’s fav. My MIL makes wonderful pickles. She used to grate the maa injis and do it like the mango pickle way and adds lime juice… tastes yumm with curd rice.
hi lathaji,
I like this mamidiallam pickle and instant chutney always.
i made instant chutney for deepawali. My post is in still draft mode.
I bought it here at indian stores.Its expensive but lucky to get here.i like the smell of the root.I miss my mom’s and ammamma’s pachadi…
As prema said it goes well with perugu annam(thayir sadham) and with hot rice plus ghee… mmmmmmm
Thanks for sharing the pickle version.
Vineela
latha! you might not believe it, but something inside me told me that you would surely come up with a Ginger pickle recipe for Sunita’s event:) maybe I just know you too well,huh?!
Hi latha,
manga inji urugai ennoda favourite. My mom makes this often.
Beautiful Picture. Thanks for sharing.
Trip eppadi irunthathu???
My Mil makes this..:) Now i can make it too 😉
yummy latha my mom used to make them too 🙂 but grated ginger. looks delicious love it too!
the pitures look great lathamma…I know it tastes good..this is what I tasted right?
Thonakku neengalum varrathu thane ? 🙂 (angey milagu ippallam kedakkarathille..maa inji kedakkum)
I have a big box of the ginger pickle with lemon which I got from Mysore recently. All home made and the recipe matches so much with what u have mentioned. Happy to see it. 🙂
That’s what I too noticed lakshmi! My recipes are almost the same as most kannadiga recipes! 🙂 May be I am so much influenced by Karnataka cuisine as I have stayed here the longest! 🙂 latha.
It is 4.40am and I am drooling and my mouth is watering…looking at that delicious pickle!
OMG! 🙂 I feel flattered! Thanks Nupur! 🙂 latha.
It is called maamidi allam in Telugu and amba halad in marathi. I add some pickle powder made of roasted methi, rai and red chillies along with a tadka of mustard and hing to it.It goes very well with bland dal&rice combi and as you said with curd rice too.
A small piece of this root added to the usual coconut chutney gives it a new zing.
I didn’t know that it can be preserved by adding vineger to it.Thank you for sharing.
Yes sathya, many have said that we can prepare as we do other pickles! I am planning to try next time! 🙂 I started using vinegar as the butter milk method was’nt great! 🙂 latha.
Our wishes and prayers for Thaatha paati’s speedy recovery.
Take care. Will come back in few days.
Yum – sounds delicious!
Smita
I hate Inji;except maa inji!!
Thanx for the post 🙂
Latha, that looks beautiful…I had no idea about this pickle…thanks for sending it over.
Manga urugai (amma kaipada seivathu) endrum en fave! 😉
Irunthalum, unga recipe sounds as delicious as ever, Lathaji!
Made even more special, esp. cos both manga & inji are great trad. Indian/ Asian herbs of medicinal value, in their own right, yea 🙂
Do take care & Wishes, minerva*
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hello sir
m a trainee frm bhutan n m doing an assignment on the food products…..
i would request sir to help me to process my small piece of work…….. here are some details that i wants to learn ……….
1. procedure of manufacturing the mango pickle…….
2. wat are added to preseve the food for long durations…….
3. some details about the other products ……..
thankin you……..
leki…..