Lemon Pickle

Lemon Pickle

Ingredients:-

  •  Lemon - 5 or 6 ( big )

  •  Ginger ( chopped ) - 1 tbsp

  •  Green chili (chopped ) - 4

  •  Sliced garlic  - 5 to 8 pods

  •  Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

  •  Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

  •  Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

  •  Oil - 2 tbsp - 3 tbsp ( as required )

  •  Salt to taste

  •  Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Preparation:-

  1.  Clean and cut each lemons into 8 pieces.

  2.  Mix it with salt and a pinch of turmeric powder and keep it aside for 1/2 hr to 1 hr.

  3.  Heat  oil  in a skillet & add mustard seeds.

  4.  When it splutters, add curry leaves, sliced garlic, ginger & green chilly.

  5.  Saute it for a few seconds & add  turmeric pdr.

  6.  Reduce the heat &  add lemon pieces & saute it well.

  7.  Then springle some  water ( not pour too much water, only springle ) into the above mixture & boil it well.

  8.  Remove it from fire and add asafoetida pdr into this.

  9.  Mix it well and allow it to cool.

10.  Keep in an air tight container.

Simple yellow lemon pickle is ready...

Sending this to Kerala Kitchen Event hosted by Julie @ Erivum Puliyum

Mango Pickle

Manga achar

Ingredients:-

• Mango - 1 big

• Sliced green chilly - 2

• Sliced ginger - 1 small piece

• Sliced garlic - 5  pods

• Asafoetida powder  - 1/4 tsp

• Turmeric powder  - 1/2 tsp

• Chilly powder - 1 Tbsp

• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

• Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp

• Vinegar - 1 Tbsp

• Sugar - a pinch ( optional)

• Curry leaves

• Oil

• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Clean and cut mango into small pieces
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• Mix it with salt and keep it aside for 1/2 hr to 1 hr.

• Then heat oil & add mustard seeds & fenugreek seeds.

• When it splutters, add curry leaves, sliced garlic, ginger & green chilly.

• Saute it for a few mins & add chilly pdr & turmeric pdr.

• Reduce the heat & saute it well.

 • Remove it from fire and add the mango pieces, pinch of sugar and asafoetida pdr into it.

• Mix it well and allow it to cool & add vinegar & mix.

• Keep in an air tight container.