WHITE LEMON PICKLE

I love spicy food and so its no surprising that i love pickles too.My hubby on the other hand is very sensitive to spice and so stays as far as possible from pickles or anything thats spicy except from this one particular pickle.

White lemon pickle was introduced to us by my mom.It so simple and very easy to make.No spices added and almost no cooking required,only work is cutting and marinating.Even though lemon is the main ingredient, ginger and garlic gives it the flavor and green chillies gives it the small kick which is not at all overpowering.I love the garlic and chillies in it the best and so i add a lot of it.Garlic,ginger and green chillies just need a little bit of sauteeing to remove its raw flavor and thats the only little cooking thats needed here.Ones all are mixed together ,it needs atleast a week or so for all the flavors to blend in and spread evenly.But i bet no one can wait that long because the aroma is simply irresistable.Ones everything is done you can even eat the chillies since its no longer spicy.

This is my post on day26 of RM 2.

INGREDIENTS ( There is no particular measurement needed for this recipe.One can add less or more of the following ingredients)

Lemon - 4-5 nos

Garlic

ginger

green chillies

salt to taste

water

oil

METHOD

Cut the lemon to bit size pieces ,apply salt and let it marinate overnight.Peel the garlic cloves and slice it round and thin.Similarly slice the ginger too.Cut the green chillies into 1/2 " pieces.In a bowl mix ginger,garlic and chillies.Add salt and keep aside for about 2-3 hrs.

In a pan heat some oil.Add the ginger, garlic and green chillies.Sautee it till its looses it raw flavor.Do not make it brown.Sautee it on a medium lot heat.Ones done mix it with the chopped lemon pieces.The pickle is done at this moment but its dry.So if you want some liquid in it boil 1/2 cup water with salt and add it tot his mixture.Let it cool before bottling it.Tastes great with curd rice.

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