Bellam Avakaya Pickle
Sweet-and-spicy mango avakaya rounded with jaggery. Sun-cured the old-fashioned way, slow-tempered in cold-pressed sesame oil, and bottled by hand in our village kitchen. Best enjoyed with hot rice and a generous spoon of ghee.
Authentic Bellam Avakaya Pickle
Bellam Avakaya Pickle is the gentler, sweeter sibling of classic Avakaya — where raw mango and fiery red chilli meet the deep, caramel warmth of jaggery (bellam). Made in our village kitchen in Tanuku using a four-generation family recipe, our Bellam Avakaya Pickle is the pickle even non-spice-lovers fall for: bold yet rounded, fiery yet forgiving, traditional yet utterly addictive on a plate of hot rice.
What makes our Bellam Avakaya special
We hand-cut firm raw mangoes and cure them with hand-pounded mustard, Guntur red chilli powder, fenugreek and rock salt. The signature touch is unrefined jaggery, slowly melted to coat every mango piece, balanced with cold-pressed sesame oil. Our Bellam Avakaya Pickle is sun-cured in small batches until the jaggery deepens into a glossy, sticky masala that hugs each mango piece.
Flavour profile & experience
First comes the warm caramel sweetness of jaggery, then the sour-salty grip of cured mango, and finally the slow, steady heat of Guntur chilli and mustard. Cold-pressed sesame oil adds a nutty roundness. Bellam Avakaya Pickle is sweet-and-spicy in the truest sense — the heat is honest, but the jaggery softens the blow so each spoonful feels indulgent rather than aggressive.
How to enjoy Bellam Avakaya
Serve a tablespoon of Bellam Avakaya Pickle over hot rice with a drizzle of ghee — the classic Andhra Sunday lunch. Pair with plain dal, curd rice, or roti and yoghurt. It is also a hit with children and first-time pickle eaters thanks to the jaggery balance. Try it on dosas, in chapati rolls, or alongside a South Indian thali.
Product highlights
- Slow-melted unrefined jaggery
- Guntur Sannam red chilli powder
- Cold-pressed sesame (gingelly) oil
- Sun-cured in small traditional batches
- No artificial preservatives, no colours
Ingredients
Raw mango, jaggery, mustard seeds, Guntur red chilli powder, fenugreek, rock salt, cold-pressed sesame oil, asafoetida.
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