Pickling vegetables is an age-old practice of preserving season’s fresh produce, meat, and seafood. We have shortlisted the best brands of pickles that deserve a permanent spot on your dining table.
Pickles have dominated the Indian dining experience for ages with their spicy, tangy flavours. For the longest time, almost every Indian household made its own batch of pickles. So versatile; pickles can be had with chapatis, rice, meat, stuffed into sandwiches, tacos, salads, hot dogs, and the possibilities are endless. There’s a whole world of options that run the gamut from chilli, meat, fish, prawns, mango, garlic and even cucumbers for all the pickle lovers out there. Check out our top picks.
Best Brands of Pickles
1. Sun Grow Red Chilli Pickle
This stuffed Banarasi red chilli pickle by Sun Grow tastes like the homemade stuffed chilli achars. This organic offering comes in a 1 kg pack.
This achar is free from artificial colours and flavours.
2. Add Me Dry Mango Pickle
Give your meals an extra kick with the Add Me dry mango pickle. These pickles are made using superior grade mangoes and spices for unmatched quality and taste. This 500 g pickle comes in a glass jar.
Although prepared in less amount of extra virgin mustard oil, this pickle can be stored and eaten for almost a year.
3. Anand Rajasthani Chilli Pickle
Anand Rajasthani chilli pickle is made with the finest green chillies stuffed with a mix of flavourful spices. It comes in a 300 g pack.
This stuffed green chilli pickle has an authentic taste and flavour.
4. Healthy Diet Sour Lemon Pickle
This sour lemon pickle by Healthy Diet is prepared using a traditional recipe. It is made using fresh and high-quality lemons and mustard oil in a hygienic way. This mouth-watering lemon pickle is an organic offering that comes in a 1kg pack.
This lip-smacking lemon pickle is free from artificial flavours and additives.
5. Self Signature Garlic Pickle
Add an extra dimension of flavour to your meals with a serving of garlic achar by Self Signature. The salty, spicy, and tangy pickles are preserved in earthen pots to keep the flavours and taste intact. It comes in a sealed 1 kg jar.
This pickle has recreated the homemade achars using a traditional recipe from Rajasthan
6. Mother’s Recipe Mixed Pickle
Made with various selected fruits and vegetables from across India, the Mother’s recipe mixed pickle can make bland meals spicy. This exotic Indian pickle has a distinct flavour and houses several spices, including hing. It comes in a 400 g pack. Free from artificial colours, it is an excellent accompaniment to your mealtimes.
This pickle comes with a promise of no preservatives.
7. Aroura Kathal Pickle
Savour the flavour with the Aroura kathal pickle made with the best quality of jackfruits and spices. Made from authentic traditional recipe, this pickle contains 60% jackfruit in a blend of spices. This pickle is available in a 400 g jar.
It is made from handpicked vegetables and spices to impart a unique flavour to the achar.
8. Hugoreitzel Hugo Reitzel Gherkin
Add a twist of vinegary crunch to your homemade sandwiches, burgers, cheese platters, and charcuterie boards with the Hugoreitzel Hugo Reitzel gherkin pickle. This pickle is made using farm-fresh gherkins fermented in brine and vinegar. This sliced gherkin pickle is free from preservatives. It comes in a sealed glass jar weighing 350 g.
This crunchy, savoury gherkin pickle is flavoured with feathery dill herb fronds and dill seeds.
9. Woodpeckers Premium Tuna Fish Pickle
Woodpeckers tuna fish pickle is a great pickfor all fish lovers out there. This pickle is prepared from fresh fishes sourced from Kerala and prepared by homemakers using a traditional recipe. Each 250g bottle contains 80% sliced fish meat cubes pickled in fresh coconut oil and locally sourced quality ingredients. It can be paired as a side to any dish from roti’s and parathas to rice, biryani, and pulao. This mouth-watering pickle is free from chemical preservatives, added colours, and flavours.
This pickle recipe makes use of optimal amount of salt to make it suitable for consumption by all age groups.
Now that we live in a world of supermarkets, several homegrown brands have come up with homemade options that are a real deal for those who want to relish the crunchy, juicy flavours of pickles without batting an eyelid.