Have you made any plan, maybe for a weekend or a get together with family or a simple date, without thinking about food? Actually, we all know the answer because our plans always include food! We can’t imagine our celebrations without food. It is in itself very much versatile and diverse, catering to a variety of platters. One indigenous item to India which is always in demand is pickles. It says that no traditional item is complete without having pickles on the plate. In fact, pickles might be one of the items that people carry abroad while traveling and who stay out of the country lustfully remember.
Traditionally, people used to make pickles at home and used to preserve them in earthen or ceramic jars but due to the hectic schedule of our life, we generally don’t get the time to make it at home as it requires a proper procedure to follow. To give us the authentic taste of pickles Smt. Rekha Lakhotia &Ms. Sonali Lakhotia are all set with their Pickle N Amma. This venture is the brainchild of Rekha
Lakhotia who has been known as a pickle master for the last 30 years to her family. She also owned a food restaurant in Durgapur. Finally, they have decided to take it as a business so that you can relate to your childhood and feel the touch of your grandma as they believe in the Ghar Se Ghar Tak mantra. So their target customers are the urban and suburban crowd. They are truly homegrown. They have a farm where mangoes are grown and they use mangoes only from there to make pickles. They don’t use any kind of chemical as they believe in quality and detailing. Smt. Rekha Lakhotia is an active member of several national organizations like inner wheel & ABMMS and local NGOs. So she understands that the economic empowerment of women in our society is being regarded these days as a sign of progress for a country. “This self-help venture has paved the way for economic independence of the women of the town and hopefully in the near future our employee strength will become many just from eight’, stated Smt. Rekha Lakhotia. They have another beautiful aim to promote the Rajasthani flavors to every doorstep of Kolkata. The pefect taste of the pickles depends on the correct mixing of different ingredients at the best proportion and the perfect timing for the processing. They have two signature delicacies which one should definitely try. One is Meetha Aam and the other one is Mango+Garlic. They also have some unique combinations of pickles like Ker which will make you fall in love with them. The unique taste of these pickles will blow your mind. They are also planning to launch their very own snack, spice mixes, chutneys, and spreads very soon.
A little amount of authentic pickle polishes off an entire meal so the right choice can make or break your mood. From the age of 20 to 70, there is no one who doesn’t crave it. Whenever we hear of pickles, it triggers some instant physical responses like lips puckering and a tooth teetering on tanginess and a suppressed child tries to come out from the heart. lt is a plethora of memories too. If you really want to relive your “bachpan ka pyaar”, you must order from Pickle N Amma for sure.
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