Oil-less Lemon Pickle

Ingredients for Oil-less Lemon Pickle:

1. Lemon – ½ kg

2. Garlic – 200 gm

    Ginger – 200 gm

    Salt powder – As needed

3. Curry leaves – A handful

    Chilli powder – 2 big spoons

    Fenugreek powder – 1 big spoon

    Asafoetida powder – 1 small spoon

How to prepare Oil-less Lemon Pickle?

1. Wash lemon and completely remove moisture content.

2. Cut each lemon into 8 pieces.

3. Heat a thick bottomed pan and add lemon pieces.

4. Keep stirring. Keep flame low.

5. When water content is evaporated add ingredients no: 2 and cook for half an hour.

6. Stir the contents occasionally.

7. When lemon is well cooked, add ingredients no: 3 and cook in low flame for 10 more minutes.

8. When contents are well mixed, put off the flame.

9. When it cools off completely, transfer your lemon pickle to glass containers.

10. You can store your pickle for years.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, June 10 – 23, 2023

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