Lemon-in-Oil Pickle Recipe

Ingredients:

15 Lemons

1/3 cup  Salt

10 Whole Fresh Red Chilies

 1 cup Mustard Oil

 2tsp Methi Seeds

 2 Big Pinches Of Asafoetida

4 Teaspoons Red Chili Pepper

 Ginger slices ½ cup

 2 tsp Mustard Seeds

 1 Cup Lemon Juice

Method:

Cut each lemon into four pieces and add salt to it.Keep the mixture in an airtight jar for 1 week.Heat the oil, add mustard seeds.When splutters, add asafoetida, chili powder and stir well.Add red chilies and ginger and fry for 5 mins. Mix methi seeds and fry for 5 mins. Grind this mixture. In a big bowl, pour the lemon pieces and mix the grinded spices. Keep the pickle in the same airtight jar and shake the jar well.Use it after a week.

From the Cookbook ' Absolute Andhra'

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