Elumichampazham oorugai / Lemon pickle

Ingrediants:
          Elumichampazham/Lemon - 12 to 14 ( cut into quarters )
          Chili powder - 1/4 cup
          Mustard seeds or kadugu - 1 tsp
          Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
          Asafoetida or perungayam - 1 tsp
          Salt
          Gingelly oild

Pickle powder:
          Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
          Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
          Take a pan and dry roast the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds and  powder it.

 
Method:
          Wash the lemon. Clean with cotton cloth, make sure the lemon is dry. Cut the lemon.
          Take a glass bottle or bowl, add the cut lemon, mix with salt and lemon. Let it marinate for 7 days. Shake it for every 2 days. After 7 days,  Take marinated lemon pickle in a big bowl, add the chili powder, pickle powder and  asafoetida mix well. In a pan add gingelly oil, add mustard seeds, let it splutter, switch off the stove, let it cool. Add this oil into the pickle, give a good stir. Put into the glass bottle. Keep it out side for 3 months, after that store into the refrigrator. We can use the pickle powder for all pickles.

                                            




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