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Lemon Pickle II

Lemon Pickle II
Webaware · Own work · Public domain · View on Wikimedia Commons

Lemon pickle is a traditional condiment used with Indian food. Many pickle recipes from India have oil to help preserve the pickle, but this recipe uses no oil.

Time
Preparation: 20 minutes / Maturation: 1 month
Yield
about 1 pint of pickle

Ingredients

  • 8 small or 4 large lemons
  • ½ cup salt
  • ¼–½ cup sugar
  • 4 small green chiles, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seed
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon fenugreek seed
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1–2 star anise pods
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Method

  1. Cut lemons into small pieces, and place in a bowl.
  2. Cover with salt and set aside for at least 4 hours (24 is better).
  3. Dry-roast the yellow mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, star anise, and chopped chilis in a pan over high heat, shaking constantly—don't burn them!
  4. Strain the juice from the lemons into a small saucepan, add the turmeric, ginger and sugar, and simmer for 2–3 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. If there isn't enough juice, add 1–2 tablespoons water.
  5. Add the spices and sugar mixture to the bowl of lemons, and mix together well.
  6. Pack into a pint jar, pressing the pieces in if needed, to ensure that the liquid covers all the lemon pieces.
  7. Set aside to mature for 1 month.

Notes

  • If you don't have fresh chilis, add some dried chilis or chili powder. The pickle in the photo has three whole dried chilis in it.

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