Lime Pickle

·         Lime– 500 Gms.

·         Water – For Boiling Lemon.

·         Salt – to taste

·         Garlic – 15 cloves

·         Ginger –1 ½”Piece.

·         Birds Eye Chili-12 No’s.(Kanthari Mulaku)

·         Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

·         Fenugreek Seeds – 1 tsp

·         Chili Powder –3Tbsp. (Kashmiri Chili) Or Remove Seeds inside Chili’s and powdered, not available in Market.

·         Asafetida (Kaayam) – ½ tsp

·         Sesame Oil(Gingelly Oil)– ½ cup

·         Vinegar – ½ cup

·         Salt – to taste

·         Jaggery – 1 Piece.

Preparation:

1.   Boil whole Limes with Water and Salt for 20 minutes. Allow to cool. Cut into small bits.

2.   Finely Chop Garlic and Ginger.

3.   Mix Chili Powder in Few Amount of Water.

4.   Heat Oil in a heavy bottomed pan, in low flame and add Mustard Seeds, allow splutter.

5.   Add Fenugreek seeds, stir for 1 minute.

6.   Add Ginger and Garlic, sauté for about 10 minutes on medium flame.

7.   Add the powders paste and stir for 4 minutes.

8.   Add the Limes, kanthari, stir well, check Salt.

9.   Add Jaggery and Kaayam, remove from flame.

10. Allow to cool.

11.  In a separate pan, boil Vinegar and mix in the pickle.

12. Transfer to a glass jar and store.