Kalyani'S Spices & Pickles

I run Kalyani'S Spices & Pickles right from our place at Plot No. A-1 in the Surya Narayan Apartment. We are part of the Anand Niketan Society in Karve Nagar. It’s a nice, quiet neighborhood, and most of the people here have been our neighbors for years. Making pickles and grinding spices started as something I did for my own kitchen, but then people started asking for more. Now, it takes up a good chunk of my day. It isn't a factory production line. It is just me and a few ladies from the area sitting together, sorting through chilies and mixing oils. Sometimes the whole apartment hallway smells like mustard seeds and vinegar, but nobody seems to mind too much. We don't have a big marketing plan or a sales team. Most of our customers are people from the society or friends of friends who heard about us. It is all very local and very personal. We use the recipes that have been in our families for a long time, nothing fancy or chemical. The work is hard on the hands and my back hurts after a long day of packing jars, but it feels good to see the shelves full. We don't have a big corporate office or anything. If you want to find us, you just come to the society in Karve Nagar and ask for the pickle ladies. We are just doing what we love.