Lemon Ginger Chilly Pickle

                                    Lemon Ginger Chilly Pickle

 

Lemon  :  6

Green chilly  :  10 ( slit into 2 )

Ginger  : ¼ cup  ( chopped )

Salt to taste  ( 3 tbsp )

Fenugreek powder  :  ½  tsp

Turmeric powder : ¼ tsp

Oil :  ¼ cup

Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

Hing : ½ tsp

          In hot water soak lemon for half an hour. 

Drain water completely,  wipe it perfectly dry. 

Cut lemon and remove seeds.

On top of lemon pieces add turmeric powder,  fenugreek powder and salt .  No need to mix now.

     In a pan temper with mustard seeds . when it started popping , reduce the flame to low, add green chillies and ginger ,  stir fry for few mts without changing colour of  Ginger .  Finally add hing powder .  Give a stir.

Switch off and let it cool.

 pour the above mixture on top of lemon.  Let it sit for 15 mts. 

You can mix after 15 mts. 

Twice a day give a nice mix .  Always use dry and clean spoon for mixing.

In 4 or 5 days , pickle will get ready.

After that, you can refrigerate it.

 

Any pickle should taste salty when it is prepared. If it tastes just perfect , it gets spoiled soon.