09 December 2010

Lemon Pickle

Ingredients:
  • Lemon - 10
  • Salt - 10 - 12 sp
  • Mustard seed - 1 sp
  • Fenugreek - 1sp
  • Red chili powder - 3 sp
  • Red chilies - 4
  • Hing - a pinch
  • Oil  - 6 sp

Method:
  • Slice the lemon and add salt, store them in clean dry glass jar or porcelain jar.leave it until lemon are very soft and salty. You can keep in sunlight to make the process fast.It will take 5-7 days
  • Roast mustard seed, fenugreek seed till you get nice aroma of it, then powdered and added to salty lemon slices.
  • Add red chili powder mix well.
  • For seasoning, heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, red chilies and a pinch of hing. 
  • Allow them to mix well and leave it for another 2-3 days.Pickles are ready to use.

Ps: Care should be taken to avoid getting in contact with wet.Aways use dry spoon and close lid tightly.
      You can even add few green chilies slitted with lemon slices to add extra spice to the pickle. 

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