Lemon Pickle Recipe

Lemon pickle is an authentic pickle for sadya in south India. This is an essential side dish for heavy meals to enhance digestion. There are 3 types of lemon which are using to make pickle. We can make pickle in different types,as white pickle or red one. I used small lemon to make this.

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Ingredients

Lemon-15

Ginger-1 cup

Garlic-1  cup

Green chilly-5

Gingilly oil- 1/2 tea cup

Red chilly powder-4 tsp

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Asafoetida-1/2 tsp

Fenugreek powder roasted-1/2 tsp

Curry leaves-3 sprigs

How to Make Lemon Pickle

Clean and steam the pickle for 10 minutes. Dry with a clean cloth and cut into four.

Add2 tsp salt and keep aside for 4 hrs.

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Put gingilly oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds,add ginger and asafoetida. Saute for 5 minutes.

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Add sliced garlic.

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Add green chilly,curry leaves. Saute till golden brown.

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Put off the flame and add turmeric powder and chilly powder. Saute till the aroma comes.

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Add lemon pieces and fenugreek powder,mix well.

Add warm vinegar into it.Keep in air tight glass container or bharani.(Don’t keep in plastic container.)

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