Name: Lemon Pickle recipe by sujaya anand at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 50
Ingredients: Fresh, large, juicy lemons - 6 cups of lemon pieces; Salt - 3/4 Cup; Red chili powder - 4tbsp or according to your spice threshold; Roasted mustard powder - 2 tsp; Roasted fenugreek seeds - 1 1/2 tsp; Hing - 1tsp; Mustard seeds - 2 tsp for seasoning; Gingily oil - 3/4 cup; Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp

ABOUT Lemon Pickle RECIPE

I learned this recipe from my grand mother in law, our Aaji.

Ingredients Serving: 50

Fresh, large, juicy lemons - 6 cups of lemon pieces
Salt - 3/4 Cup
Red chili powder - 4tbsp or according to your spice threshold
Roasted mustard powder - 2 tsp
Roasted fenugreek seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp for seasoning
Gingily oil - 3/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp

Instructions

Wash the lemons and dry nicely using a cotton cloth. Cut into small pieces and fill these in clean jars.
Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. You can keep this mixture for a week and proceed with seasoning or can season it the same day.
Take a pan with hot gingily oil, add mustard seeds, hing and switch off the stove. Once it's warm add turmeric powder, red chili powder, mustard and fenugreek seeds powders. Mix.
Pour this on the lemon pieces. Using a wooden spatula mix nicely. You can start eating it after a week.

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