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Lemon Pickle

Posted by on Jun 20, 2013 in Pickle | 7 comments

Homemade Pickles are the best. I always prefer them because they are fresh with less sodium and other preservatives. Lemon pickle is one of the easiest pickle to make at home. If you have a bag of lemons lying around in your pantry you can pickle them and store it in the refrigerator or gift it to your friends. It saves you a lot of money as well. Here is a simple recipe for making tasty lemon pickles. You can serve them with rice or roti. I love to pair them with curd or yogurt rice. It is perfect for this hot weather.

Ingredients:

  • Big lemons – 5
  • Salt – 3 tsp
  • Dried red chilies – 4
  • Fenugreek seeds (methi) – 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • A small piece of asafoetida
  • Sesame oil – 2/3 cup

Method of Preparation:

Heat 1/2 tsp of oil and roast chilies and fenugreek seeds. Allow it to cool and grind it to a fine powder. Mix it with turmeric powder.

Wash and clean the lemons. Remove the seeds and cut them into small pieces.

Mix salt and lemon pieces in a small bowl (preferably glass or ceramic jars). Let it rest for 2 to 3 days mixing with a wooden spoon for every 24 hours.

Liquid is settled at the bottom. So mix well and add the required amount of ground chili powder and mix again. Heat half of the sesame oil, let it cool and add it to the lemon.

Next day transfer the contents to a pickle jar (ceramic or glass). Fresh homemade pickle is ready.

 

 

7 Comments

  1. veena / June 21, 2013

    looks so tangy.. Love it

    • Nithu / June 24, 2013

      Thanks Veena.

    • Hegde / January 12, 2014

      Great …

  2. Usha / June 22, 2013

    The recipe does mention when to add the hing .

    • Nithu / June 24, 2013

      Hi Usha, thanks for bring it to our attention. I have updated the recipe now.

  3. Usha / June 25, 2013

    The Recipe says “Heat half the sesame oil and add to the lemon ” . What to do with the othe half ?

    I want to make the pickle later this week .

    Thank you

    Usha

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