Lime Pickle

Lime Pickle

1kg Lime (24 lime)

100 gm chilli pdr

2 tsp turmeric pdr

6 tsp salt

100 gm Til oil

2 pods garlic (cut lengthwise)

2” ginger (cut lengthwise)

2 tsp Methi & hing powder

50 gms Mustard dal

½ cup vinegar

20 green chillies, slit

1 tsp mustard

Heat whole lime in 3 tsp oil for 10 minutes on slow fire. Keep aside. Cut each lime into 4 pcs. Add salt and mix well.

Heat 3 spoon oil. Add mustard. When it crackles, add green chillies, ginger, garlic and fry till garlic turns brown.  Reduce heat and add chilli powder and turmeric pdr, mix well and remove from fire. Add vinegar, mix well. Add lime & mustard dal, hing and methi pdr. Mix well. Bottle the pickle and put oil on top.

For Mango pickle: cut mangoes, add salt and keep for 3 days, then follow same procedure.