Rani Mango Pickle Punjabi

A taste I was craving. My Indian housemate in college received jars of homemade Indian pickles from his mom in India, and although they were a little peppery for my Mid-Western palate, I loved them. Mixed in enough rice to reduce the spicy heat, and I couldn’t get enough. That was +40 years ago, and I started missing those amazing flavors of India. I found these pickles on Amazon, and ordered a jar of each of the favorites that I could remember. Eggplant, lime, and mango. The mild mango is perfect. Have ordered a few more jars. The lime is way too spicy hot, but makes amazing marinade for chicken, fish, and pork. And the eggplant is perfect. Sweet, spicy medium hot. Just right. So, if you haven’t had homemade, and you aren’t familiar with these flavors, these are a nice introduction to Indian spice pickles. Try the lime blended into sour cream with fish tacos. Make a mayonnaise dipping sauce with the eggplant for fried chicken wings. And the mango pickles are amazing in a California roll with crab and avocado. Enjoy.

Great taste

I've been hankering for achar for 30 years--since returning to the States from "over there". Don;'t know how recently this was added to the line-up, but having found it , I ordered it (obviously). We love, love, love the flavor--just as we had remembered achar, even tho a different co. I love just a little on my ham and cheese sandwich. George eats it straight out of the jar. If you like hot AND tasty, this is yummmy. Edit: I ordered a second jar. The lid, as others have said, was loose. Contacted co. They sent a new jar and said to throw away the leaking jar. , which I did. New jar in good condition. BUT the achar was not. It is too SALTY to eat. I thought it might be due to settling and would be okay if it were better blended. I dumped the achar into a bowl and discovered, at the bottom, very large chunks of mango (?) consisting of everything but the seeds. Unspreadable and still inedibly salty. Will try yet again because the first jar was soooo good. Note to Amazon: There are 2 offerings of this product from Rani. I answered a question. It's not here. It's not there. Where is my answer to the question? Because it, too, needs to be edited.

This has a chemical like after taste. And it's nowhere closer to the authentic stuffed chilli pickle.

Not sure why pickled mango isn't as popular as soy sauce in the U.S. It's so good. I liked this version but some may not find it spicy enough. The level of spice (mild to medium) was perfect for my family. The price is about double what I would expect to pay in the grocery store.

I really don’t think the taste is as good as the ones bought in an Indian store

Good product, very well packed!

I have no complaints, I love the product. I use it like a dip on crackers and on bread. It's spicy but not super hot. It's got small, soft pieces of garlic in it, but the overall consistency reminds me of marmite, but it doesn't taste like it at all. I honestly discovered it by accident a few years ago when my husband bought me a jar because he knew I liked garlic. So I don't know what all else you can do with it but it's called a cooking paste and I believe that you can make Indian dishes with it, and there's recipes available. It's a great price and it shipped overnight. It was packaged very well so as not to have any breaking or leaking because it is in a glass jar. It's the first time I tried this brand, and I'm extremely impressed.

Best lime pickle!!! Why is it no longer available?! :( :( :(

Best Lemon Pickle, in authentic Indian taste

Flavour is good, but waaaay too much salt. Won't buy again. Will most likely end up throwing it out.

A poor substitute for Patek’s Eggplant Brinjal (here in the UK called “Aubergine Pickle”).