Mulakkada Pachadi – Homemade Drumstick Pickle
250g
₹ 239.00
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Mulakkada Pachadi – Homemade Drumstick Pickle
₹ 239.00
🏠 Homemade
🚫 No Preservatives
🌿 100% Natural
🚚 Free Delivery above ₹499
🔄 Replaced if Damaged
Mulakkada Pachadi - The One Pickle That Comes with a Side of Nutrition
Most people know drumstick from sambar. Fewer know what happens when you pickle it - the earthy sweetness of tender mulakkada pieces soaked in warangal chapata chilli, mustard, and cold-pressed peanut oil. It's mild enough to be approachable, distinctive enough to be memorable.
Nirmala's Mulakkada Pachadi is made with fresh, tender drumstick pieces cooked down with Warangal chapata red chilli, mustard seeds, fenugreek, asafoetida, garlic, and cold-pressed peanut oil. No vinegar, no artificial preservatives. The earthy-sweet character of mulakkada does the work - the spices just frame it.
Ingredients: Fresh drumstick (mulakkada), Warangal red chilli powder, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, garlic, turmeric, rock salt, cold-pressed peanut oil.
Pairs well with hot rice and ghee, dal-rice, sambar-rice, curd rice, or chapati. Moringa (drumstick) is one of the most nutrient-dense vegetables in Indian cooking - making this the rare pickle that's also genuinely good for you.
Shelf life: 5-6 months. Available in 250g, 500g, and 1kg.
Try something different - order Mulakkada Pachadi and taste what you've been missing.
- Fresh tender drumstick (moringa) pieces - earthy-sweet character unique to mulakkada, nothing else tastes quite like it in pickle form
- One of the most nutrient-dense pickles in this range - drumstick is rich in iron, calcium, Vitamin C, and antioxidants
- Zero preservatives, zero artificial additives - only mulakkada, Warangal chapata chilli, mustard, fenugreek, garlic, and cold-pressed peanut oil
- Authentic Mulakkada Pachadi - handmade in small batches using a traditional family recipe
- Available in 250g, 500g, and 1kg - a rare regional pickle that ships across India; ideal for health-conscious and adventurous food lovers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mulakkada Pachadi?
Mulakkada Pachadi is a traditional Telugu pickle made from fresh drumstick (moringa) pieces slow-cooked with Warangal chapata chilli, mustard seeds, fenugreek, garlic, and cold-pressed peanut oil. "Mulakkada" is the Telugu name for drumstick - a vegetable widely used in South Indian cooking, most famously in sambar.
What does drumstick pickle taste like?
Mild, earthy, and slightly sweet - quite different from sharper pickles like lemon or gongura. The drumstick itself has a gentle, fibrous bite and absorbs the spice blend beautifully. It's one of the more approachable pickles for people who don't usually enjoy very intense flavours.
What are the health benefits of drumstick (moringa)?
Moringa (drumstick) is one of the most nutrient-dense vegetables in Ayurvedic tradition - rich in iron, calcium, Vitamin C, and antioxidants. It supports bone health, immunity, and digestion. Combined with the digestive spices in this pickle, it's a genuinely health-supportive condiment.
How long does it last?
5-6 months stored in a cool, dry place with a dry spoon. The drumstick pieces should remain submerged in oil for best shelf life. Refrigerate in humid climates.
Does it contain vinegar or preservatives?
No vinegar, no preservatives. Cold-pressed peanut oil, rock salt, and traditional spices handle the preservation naturally.
What can I eat it with?
Hot rice with ghee is the natural pairing. Dal-rice and sambar-rice work especially well since drumstick is already a natural companion to both. Also good with curd rice and chapati.
Freshness & Delivery
🫙 Pickles and podis are sealed in airtight food-grade pouches and packed securely to prevent breakage in transit.
🔄 Replaced if damaged if anything arrives broken or compromised, we replace it. No questions asked.
Made the Telangana Way
Growing up, Nirmala watched her mother make pickles every season - Avakaya when the raw mangoes were right, Gongura when the sorrel harvest came in, laddus and podis ground fresh for every festival. The kitchen always smelled of roasting spices and cold-pressed oil. That smell was home.
After marriage and moving to a new house, her mother would send jars of pickle wrapped carefully in newspaper. Everyone who tasted them asked the same question - where did these come from? Nobody made pickle like that anymore.
When Nirmala found herself missing that taste - the one no shop or brand could replicate - she went back to her mother's recipe and started making it herself. Not to sell. Just to remember. But the people who tasted it asked the same question her mother's jars always inspired. So Nirmala's Home Kitchen began - to share that taste with everyone who grew up knowing what homemade really means.