Lemon Pickle

This pickle is very easy to make.

It is made with elongated yellow lemon which used to be called as 'gal gal' by my mother.

Ingredients:

1. lemons 3
2. Green Chillies 4 or 5
3. Ginger 1 small piece
4. Red Chilli powder 4 t spoons
5. Oil 2 t spoons
6. Mustard seeds 1 t spoon
7. Turmeric powder 1 t spoon
8. Asafotida ( Perungayam) powder little
9. Salt 2 table spoons.

Method:

Boil the lemons in Water. Take a Big Vessel full of water and put the lemons in them and boil it for 10 minutes.

Remove the lemons from water and cut into small pieces removing the seeds from it. Now this is a tough job as the lemons will be very soft and the juice will be spilling while you cut the boiled lemons.

Take a 'Kadai' or Iluppachatti and add the oil.

Put the mustard seeds.

When it splutters, add the chilies and ginger which are to be cut into very small bits.

Add the cut lemons, salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder and the asafotida powder.

Stir it well. Add one or two table spoon of water and let the pickle boil well.

Switch off the stove.

The pickle is ready and this should be kept in the Refrigerator.

This is an instant pickle and can be used immediately after making it.

To enhance the taste, fenugrin (venthiyam or methi seeds) should be fried in a dry 'kadai' till light brown and powdered and added to the pickle.