Tamil Nadu

Lemon pickle

Name: Lemon pickle
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 6 to 8 juicy lemons cut into small pieces lemon; 2 1/2 tbsp salt; 1 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp roasted and powdered fenugreek seeds; 1/2 tsp asafoetida; 3 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds

Lemons salted until soft, then spiced with chilli and roasted methi. Curd rice's soulmate.

30 minTime

1 gProtein each

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Grandma's waySalted lemons, chilli, methi, sesame oil.

The original

45kcalsame

1 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

30minutessame

Classic lemon pickle.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Lemon6 to 8 juicy lemons, cut into small pieces

Salt2½ tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2½ tbsp

Fenugreek seeds1 tsp, roasted and powdered

Asafoetida½ tsp

Sesame oil3 tbsp

Mustard seeds1 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Toss the lemon pieces with salt and turmeric in a dry jar. Leave 5 to 7 days, shaking daily.
2Mix in the chilli powder and roasted methi powder.
3Heat sesame oil, splutter mustard seeds, add asafoetida and cool. Pour over the lemons and mix.
4Rest 2 more days before using.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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Lemon pickle

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