Lemon Pickle (Kerala Style) - Onam Special







Lemon Pickle
  
Here is our recipe for lemon pickle.


Ingredients
  • 10 Large Lemon
  • 1/2 Cup Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp chopped ginger
  •  2 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 3 green chillies chopped
  • Few curry leaves
  • Salt as required
  • 1 tbsp Gingelly oil (Sesame seed oil)
  • 3 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
Preparation
    Bring a pot of water to boil and immerse the lemons and continue boiling for 3-4 minutes. Take the lemons
out and let them cool. Cut the lemons into small pieces (don't discard the juices) and keep it aside. Coarse grind the mustard seeds. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. Add Ginger, garlic and green chillies as soon as the mustard changes color. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and asafoetida powder. Add curry leaves and switch off the heat. Add the cut lemons and salt. Add enough vinegar and properly mix together. Keep it covered for a day and the adjust the salt and add more vinegar. You can  add some sugar also to sweeten a bit. Keep refrigerated.
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Comments

  1. This looks completely intriguing! The only thing I've never heard of is the asafoetida powder. I'll have to google that one!! Great pictures, thanks!

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  2. a cousin jus brought back some amazing picle and we just cant get enough of it..i wonder what il do soon thts over...
    lovely colour vrinda

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  3. Our favourite! It's very tangy! Slurp!

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  4. Pic kandittu vayil vellam vannu.superb.

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  5. wow wat a tempting pickle...luks delicious...nice clicks.

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  6. Nice click...looks so delicious...Navee's fav!!!

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  7. Mouthwatering pickle! Great pics!

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  8. Super click and nalla kidilan achar...

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  9. Achar adipoli vrinda, Onanthinu njan visit cheyithaloo.

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  10. mouthwatering pickle .. luks deliicious and very tmpting clicks

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  11. Awesome dish....the click is too good....

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  12. wow such a yummy & tangy pickle, love this one

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  13. lemon pickle looks amazing..very tempting pics..

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  14. Ee pickle riceum koootti eppol thanne kazhikkan thonnunnu..Drooling over your pictures..

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  15. Pickle looks great.. adipoli clicks..

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  16. My favourite lemon pickle. Its so perfect.Am loving it yaar.

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  17. Looks absolutely good...I'm trying out this recipe as soon as I can get hold of asafoetida powder. Do you discard the lemon seeds during cutting?

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  18. The pickle looks good...tangelicious

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  19. mouthwatering pickle....hot hot shot vrinda..

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  20. My mouth is watering as this is not only tangy, spicy and lots of garlic also. Drolling over the click
    Deepa

    Hamaree Rasoi

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  21. Onam reminders all over.. Achar looks lip smacking good.

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  22. Looks so tempting! The pictures simply make me salivate.

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  23. I never saw a better looking lemon pickle! Would so love to taste one.

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  24. Lemon pickle is an all time fav of mine as it has relatively low or zero fat content,and high on taste. Garlicky lemon pickle is mouth watering Vrinda!! Will try your version sometime.

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  25. Kitchen Flavors ,v don't discard seeds,but u can if u dont like seeds in them...

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  26. Lemon pickle is also my favourite!!!!

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