Lemon Pickle

Ingredients :-

• Lemon - 1/2kg
• Chilli powder - 4-5tbsp
• Salt - 150gm
• Turmeric powder - 4-5tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 2tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 2tbsp
• Asafoetida/hing - 1/2tbsp
• Mustard Oil - 1 cup

Method :-

• Wash the lemon and wipe it with a cloth,there should not be any moisture in the lemons.
• Then chopped the lemons into small pieces (8-12 pieces from a lemon)
• Take a pan then dry roast the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds to a nice golden colour on slow flame,then grind to make a powder.
• Then take a big bowl add chopped lemons,turmeric powder, chilli powder,2 lemon juice , the ground spice powder and mix well.
• Then heat the mustard oil (medium heat) and add it into the lemon mixture and mix it nicely. Then transfer it into a jar.
• Cover the jar and keep aside for a month,so the lemon skin will become soft due to salt and oil.  
• Keep shaking the jar once in a day and keep the jar in sunlight for few hours daily for approx 2 -3 weeks .
• Then keep the jar with tite lid and have the pickle with paratha or rice.your mouth watering yummy lemon pickle is ready to eat.