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Kalakai Pickle Recipe-Karonda Achaar

November 26, 2015 by PadhuSankar 3 Comments

Carissa carandas is a berry known as “kalakai” in Tamil, “karonda” in Hindi, “vakkay” in Telugu and “Karakka” in Malayalam. Mature fruits of these berries are commonly used to make pickles. As it contains pectin, it is a useful ingredient in jelly, jam, syrup and chutney. It has health benefits also. It contains a fair amount of vitamin C and is a rich source of iron, so it sometimes used in treatment of anemia. Kalakkai is not cranberry but you can substitute kalakai with cranberries to make this pickle. Today we will learn how to make karonda pickle/kalakkai urugai following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
kalakkai-pickle
Kalakai Urugai-Karonda Pickle


Kalakai Urugai-Karonda Pickle

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins
 Yields:3 cups
 Recipe Category: Pickle
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar   Ingredients needed

   Karonda/Kalakkai – 4 cups
   Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
   Chilli Powder – 7 tsp
   Rock Salt – 6 tbsp

For the seasoning

   Sesame seed Oil/gingelly oil – 1/2 cup
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Hing – 1/2 tsp

   Roasted Fenugreek powder -1/4 tsp

Preparation

Wash kalakkai well and wipe it dry with a kitchen towel. There will be seeds in it. But it is not necessary to remove the seeds as it is a tedious process. You can make pickle with the seeds and discard the seeds while eating.
Dry roast fenugreek seeds and powder it finely.
kalakkai
Kalakai-karonda (mature fruits)

Method

Heat oil in a kadai, when the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and hing. When mustard seeds splutters, add the berries and turmeric powder.
kalakai pickle-1
Cook on medium heat, stirring from time to time until the berries become soft.
Add chilli powder and salt (use a little less if using iodized salt).
kalakai pickle-2
Cook for a few more minutes until the raw  smell of the chilli powder goes and oil oozes out.
Add fenugreek powder and switch off the heat.
kalakai pickle-3
Leave it to cool. This kalakkai pickle taste heavenly with curd rice. We all love it very much.

Shelf life and Storage 

Store it in a clean glass bottle and refrigerate. Stays good for a month in the refrigerator.
Stir it well once in 3 or 4 days. Take only needed quantity in a small cup from the refrigerator. Use a dry spoon.

Note 

If you cannot get kalakkai, you can half the recipe above and try it with cranberries. If you like it, then try it with the same measurements above.

If you love pickles, then do check my collection of Pickle Recipes.

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  1. kirantendle

    December 10, 2015 at 3:50 am

    In Marathi, we call them KARVANDA( करवंद). I used to eat them and liked the sweet and pungent taste. In Mumbai,we donot get them. May be in interior Maharashtra, in small villages they are still available. As a small girl,I used to wear them in my hair as flowers.Thanks Padhu for reminding me my childhood.
    – KIRAN TENDLE, MUMBAI.

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  2. kai

    July 6, 2016 at 3:45 am

    Thanks for the recipe. But could u please tell me, I remember eating very crunchy karande pickles….Won't frying or boiling them make it soft and soggy?

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  3. sambavi

    August 19, 2019 at 9:07 am

    where do you get this bulk in chennai?any specific shop or place?it comes diring vinayagar chaturthi right?but they will sell it for high price during that time

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