The four jars
Two sizes each, 250 g and 500 g. Every jar is cut, salted and oiled by hand, then sits out on the roof until it's ready, which is a different number of days for each.
CHHATGarlicLahsun, 250 gGarlic
Lahsun
Slow and mellow. The one people eat from the jar.
- Sour
- Gentle
- Heat
- Warm
- In the sun
- 21 days
250 g, ₹320. 500 g, ₹580.
Sizes and what's in it
CHHATGreen ChilliMirchi, 250 gGreen Chilli
Mirchi
Slit, stuffed with mustard and soured with lime.
- Sour
- Tangy
- Heat
- Very hot
- In the sun
- 10 days
250 g, ₹300. 500 g, ₹540.
Sizes and what's in it
CHHATRaw MangoAam, 250 gRaw Mango
Aam
Cut the day it falls. Salt, mustard, a month of sun.
- Sour
- Properly sour
- Heat
- Hot
- In the sun
- 30 days
250 g, ₹340. 500 g, ₹620.
Sizes and what's in it
CHHATLimeNimbu, 250 gLime
Nimbu
Whole limes, soft enough to eat skin and all.
- Sour
- Eyes shut
- Heat
- Barely warm
- In the sun
- 40 days
250 g, ₹280. 500 g, ₹500.
Sizes and what's in it
Posting and keeping
- Will it leak in the post?
- Each jar is sealed under the lid, wrapped, and packed upright in a box with paper around it. If oil gets out anyway, send a photo and we post another.
- Does it need the fridge?
- No. Salt, oil and sun keep it. Use a dry spoon and keep the oil above the pickle.
- Any preservatives?
- None added. Salt, mustard oil, lime juice and the sun do the keeping, the same as in any home pickle jar. The Lime jar has no oil at all.
- I'm allergic to mustard.
- Three of the four are made in mustard oil with mustard seed. Lime has no mustard in the recipe but is made in the same kitchen.
- How hot is hot?
- Each jar has a sour scale and a heat scale on its page. Green Chilli is the only properly hot one.
- How long does it take to arrive?
- Jars leave the roof on Mondays and Thursdays, and most arrive two to four days later.