Raw Citron Pickle / Pachchai Narthagai Oorugai

Raw Citron Pickle/ Pachai Narthagai Oorugai

 

Raw Citron : 1 Big

Green chilly : 3

Salt to taste

Gingelly oil : 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds : ½  tsp

Hing powder : 2 pinches

Chop Citron into cubes and remove seeds.

Heat oil and temper with mustard seeds .  Add finely chopped green chillies and hing powder and give a nice fry .  Finally add salt , chopped citron and give few stir till citron gets nicely coated and becomes warm.

Let it soak for few hours.

 

 

We Can have this Citron pickle in the raw stage itself. 

Shelf life is 2 to 3 days when it is kept refrigerated.

Very healthy Pickle with less oil is ready to enjoy with Curd rice.

·       If the Citron contains very less juice, we can add few drops of lemon juice.

·       Have Citron or Lemon in your daily meal in any form, as it has many health properties.

·       Skin need not be removed.  Except seeds, all the parts of the fruit can be used .

·       It has a very unique taste apart from sourness.

·       It’s very good for digestion too.