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VLC Pickles

Homemade with Love

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Keezhkulam · Kanyakumari

Coastalpickles,poundedbyhand.

Nethili, prawn, squid, tuna and beef — cooked in small batches the way our family always has, then bottled fresh. Plus stone-ground chammanthi, pure honey and traditional karupatti.

  • 100% Hygienic
  • Premium Quality
  • Authentic Taste
Prawns Pickle in a glass jar, surrounded by fresh ingredients

Prawns Pickle

Sweet prawns, fiery masala

₹390/ 250g

Call or WhatsApp +91 63791 81430 — we pack fresh to order.

  • Nethili Fish Pickle
  • Beef Pickle
  • Prawns Pickle
  • Squid Pickle
  • Tuna Pickle
  • Coconut Chammanthi
  • Kooni Podi Chammanthi
  • Pure Honey
  • Palm Jaggery
The Shelf

Nine jars, one kitchen

Every batch is cooked, cooled and bottled by hand. Tap a category to browse it, then tap a jar for the full story.

Prices shown are per jar — for bulk orders or a custom hamper, message us and we'll work out a quote.

Squid pickle jar with dried chillies and pepper
Kooni podi chammanthi jar beside bowls of dried shrimp and chilli powder
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Our Story

Three of us, one wood-fired kitchen

VLC Pickles started the way most good things in a Kanyakumari village do — a family recipe, a heavy iron pan and far too many people asking for a jar to take home.

We still make it the same way. Fish and prawns come from the coast nearby, chillies and pepper are roasted and ground for each batch, and everything is cooked in coconut oil until the masala is thick enough to coat a spoon. No factory line, no shortcuts, no jar sitting on a shelf for a year.

What leaves our kitchen is what we serve at our own table — which is the only quality check we've ever really needed.

— Homemade with love, from Keezhkulam

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Made in 629193 — Keezhkulam, Kanyakumari

Why VLC

Six reasons the jar empties fast

Everything printed on our label, spelled out properly.

Home made

Cooked in our own kitchen in small batches — the same pan, the same hands, every time.

100% hygienic

Ingredients washed and prepped fresh, jars sterilised and dried, sealed the same day they're filled.

Premium quality

Fish and prawns from the coast nearby, chillies and pepper roasted and ground for each batch.

Authentic taste

A family recipe we haven't 'improved'. It tastes like a Kanyakumari kitchen because that's where it's made.

No chemicals, no additives

Our honey is unblended straight from the comb, and the karupatti is palm sap and nothing else.

Order direct

No middleman and no marketplace markup. Message us, tell us what you want, and we pack it fresh.

How It's Made

From the boat to the jar

Four steps, all of them by hand, all of them finished in one day.

  1. 01

    Sourced that morning

    Nethili, prawns, squid and soorai come off the boats on the coast near us. Chillies, pepper, garlic and curry leaves are bought fresh, never pre-ground.

  2. 02

    Cleaned by hand

    Every fish is cleaned one at a time and prawns are deveined individually. Slow, unglamorous work — and the reason the texture holds in the jar.

  3. 03

    Roasted, ground, slow-cooked

    Spices are dry-roasted and ground for that batch alone, then everything simmers in coconut oil until the masala thickens and clings.

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    Cooled and sealed the same day

    The pickle rests until it is completely cool, then goes into a sterilised, bone-dry jar and is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.

    Use a dry spoon and refrigerate after opening

Kind Words

What lands in our inbox

A few of the messages that keep the pan on the fire.

The nethili pickle is exactly like the one my grandmother used to make in Nagercoil. The fish still has a bite to it — nothing like the mushy jars from the shop.

Anitha R.·Nagercoil·Nethili Fish Pickle

Hampers & bulk orders

Sending a taste of home somewhere far?

Mix any jars into a hamper for weddings, festivals or a parcel to family abroad. Tell us the occasion and we'll put it together and pack it for the journey.

Get In Touch

Tell us what you'd like, we'll pack it

Add jars to your cart and send the order on WhatsApp, or message us directly — either way you're talking to the people who cooked it. We'll confirm the price, weight and delivery before anything ships.

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18/27, Samivilai, Chentharai, Keezhkulam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, 629193