Pandumirchi Pickle
Plump red-ripe chillies stuffed with mustard masala. Fiery and fragrant. 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 Pandumirchi Pickle
Pandumirchi Pickle is Andhra's bravest pickle — plump, red-ripe chillies stuffed and cured with a fragrant mustard masala until they soften into smoky, fiery jewels. Our Pandumirchi Pickle is handcrafted in Tanuku by a four-generation family, using ripe (not green) chillies that bring sweetness alongside heat. Cold-pressed sesame oil and hand-pounded masala finish the jar with the kind of depth no shortcut can fake.
What makes our Pandumirchi Pickle special
We choose plump, sun-ripened red chillies — the kind that have turned fully red on the plant — and gently slit each one to hold the masala. A hand-pounded paste of mustard, fenugreek, garlic, tamarind and rock salt is tucked inside, and the chillies are slow-cured in cold-pressed sesame oil. Over days, the Pandumirchi Pickle deepens in colour and aroma as the oil draws out the chilli's natural sweetness.
Flavour profile & experience
First comes the fruity sweetness of ripe red chilli — a flavour green chillies cannot match — followed by a strong, building heat. The mustard masala adds pungency and savoury depth, tamarind brings tang, and cold-pressed sesame oil ties everything with nutty richness. Pandumirchi Pickle is fiery, yes, but layered and fragrant — a pickle for those who want flavour to match the heat.
How to enjoy Pandumirchi Pickle
A single chilli alongside hot rice and ghee is a meal in itself. Pandumirchi Pickle also pairs brilliantly with curd rice, where the dairy tames the heat into pure pleasure. Serve it with idli, dosa, pongal or on a thali. Adventurous eaters love it inside a paratha roll or as a side to bland khichdi for instant drama.
Product highlights
- Whole ripe red chillies, slit and stuffed
- Hand-pounded mustard masala
- Cold-pressed sesame (gingelly) oil
- Slow-cured small-batch tradition
- No artificial preservatives or colours
Ingredients
Ripe red chillies, mustard seeds, fenugreek, garlic, tamarind, rock salt, cold-pressed sesame oil, asafoetida.
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