Easy Sweet Lime Pickle Recipe | How To make Indian Lemon Pickle
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Prep Time
1 d
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Additional Time
2 d
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Total Time
3 d
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Servings
2 jars
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Calories
64 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Indian
Easy Sweet Lime Pickle Recipe | How To make Indian Lemon Pickle
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Lemon or Lime Pickle or Nimbu ka Achar (as we call it) is an easy oil-free recipe that is a popular Indian condiment and goes well with several Indian dishes.This gluten-free vegan recipe does not need any addition of oil and can be easily made with very few ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 500 gm fresh lemons around 14-15 medium sized lemons
- 500 gm sugar more for sweet and less for not so sweet
- 1 teaspoon Ajwain (carom seeds)
- 1 teaspoon Garm Masala
- 1.5 tablespoon red chilli powder reduce for less spicy
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1-2 teaspoon black salt
- 75 gm Plain salt
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Instructions
- Wash lemons under the tap and keep them in sun for a day for drying up. I also wash jars and sundry them. Once fully dry, take a kitchen cloth or tissue paper to clean the lemons and jars. Then chop lemons in quarters and add kala namak along with plain namak.
- Mix salt well and transfer the lemons to the jars. Keep the jars in sun for 15-20 days. The sun ensures that the lemon skin becomes soft, shrunk, and tender.
- Once the lemons become dark yellow and tender, you may add sugar and spices: Red chilli powder, black pepper, Ajwain (Carom seeds) and Garm masala. I like it both sweet and spicy. One may adjust as per the taste.Keep the jars in sun again for 7-10 days.
- It takes about a week for sugar to dissolve in sun's heat. The patience pays and the lemon pickle is ready! Enjoy!
Notes
- The first and important factor for making the pickle perfect is presence of sunlight. I begin making any pickle by keeping the veggies (here lemon), jars, spoons in sun for drying up. Given a peak winter season in India in the month of January, it's tough to get things dried up soon without the sun.
- An ounce of moisture can lead to spoiling up of all your hard work. Make sure to dry everything before beginning with this recipe of lemon pickle.
- Have patience as this is a slow process. We start by adding salt to raw lemons. It takes about 20 days for their skins to become tender and be ready for the next step. Adding sugar and getting it mixed in sun takes another 20-30 days. This may vary depending upon the quantity of lemons used for making the pickle
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