Oil less Lemon Pickle

This is the week # 2 for the Recipe Marathon.This

week I like to post the dishes that comes under

"Preserves". Indian kitchen is not complete without

this precious preserves..starting from podis to pickles.

Today I am giving my Grandma's signature Lemon

pickle without oil..She makes a whole batch in a big

Jaadi ( jar ).She uses freshly grounded salt and chillies.

Here goes the recipe .

Ingredients

Lemon - 1/4 kg

Salt - 1 cup

Chilli powder - 1/2 cup

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Method

• Wash the lemon well and with 2 cups of water pressure cook the lemon for 1 whistle.
• Cool the lemon completely.
• Chop the lemons into big pieces.
• Add salt and chilli powder to this.Mix well.
• Dry roast the methi seeds and hing and powder it.Mix this to the pickle.
• Keep it under the sun for 3 days.Mix well at the end of each day.
• Store in the airtight clear jar.
• It is better to use wooden spoon to the pickle since the metals react with pickle and make them spoil easily.
• Always use ceramic or glass jars to make pickles.

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