Friday 18 October 2019

Instant Lemon Pickle


Lemon Pickle is a spicy, tangy and instant pickle made with lemons.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Instant Lemon Pickle.

Ingredients:-

Fresh Lemon.                        - 6.
Green chilly.                          - 6
Ginger.                                   - a small piece
Mustard seeds.                       - 2 tbsp
Hing powder.                         - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder.                   -1/4 tsp
Kashmiri Red chilly powder. -1tsp
Water.                                     -1/4 cup
Salt.                                        - to taste
Gingely oil.                            -2 tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash 6 Lemons and pat dry with a clean cloth. Chop the Lemons each into 8 small pieces and keep aside.

2). Peel the skin and wash a small Ginger and chop into very small pieces and keep aside.

3). Wash Green chillies and pat dry with a clean and dry cloth and chop into 1/2 inch lengthy pieces and keep aside.

4). Crush raw Mustard seeds using mortar and pestle and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat 2 tbsp Gingely oil in a pan on low flame and add crushed Mustard seeds and saute well.

2). Add 1/2 tsp Hing powder into the pan and saute in oil for few seconds.

3). Add chopped Ginger pieces and Green chilly pieces into the pan and saute well.Fry in oil till the raw smell of the Ginger goes off.

4). Add chopped Lemon pieces into the pan and stir well. Fry the lemon pieces  in oil on low flame for few minutes.

5). Add 1/4 cup of water into the pan and boil well. Close the pan with a lid and cook the Lemon pieces till soft.

6). Add Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Red chilly powder and required Salt into the pan and mix with the chopped Lemon pieces.

7). Cook for few minutes on low flame till the water is absorbed and the pickle becomes thick. Switch off the flame and allow the pickle to cool.

8). Transfer the Lemon Pickle to a serving bowl. You can serve the pickle on the same day or you can store the Lemon Pickle in a clean and dry glass bottle and keep it in the refrigerator.

A tasty, spicy and tangy Instant Lemon Pickle is ready to serve as a side dish with meal.

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