04.29.10
Ingredients:
1 kg Lemons (Nimbu)
240 grams Salt (Namak)
1/2 litre Mustard Oil (Sarson Ka Tel)
2 big pieces of asafoetida
4 teaspoons Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
1/2 kg Ginger (Adrak)
30 grams Mustard seeds (Rai/Sarson)
120 grams whole fresh red chillies (Lal Mirchi)
60 grams methi seeds
juice of two galgals or 1 cup Lemon (Nimbu) juice
1 tablespoon Salt (Namak) for lime juice
Method:
Wash and dry the lemons with a cloth.
In each lemon make four cuts and pack the salt inside and rub a little salt outside also till tender.
Heat the oil till smoky.
Remove from the fire, add asafoetida and when it swells up, crush it with a spoon.
Add chili powder and stir till red color appears.
Remove from the fire, add mustard seeds and stir for a little while.
Now stir in lemons, fresh red chillies and ginger and cook until a little tender.
Roast methi seeds and powder.
Mix methi seed powder and the juice of lemon or lime mixed with one tablespoon salt Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the fire, pour the lemons with the juice into a clean jar, and cork tightly.
04.08.10
Ingredients:
1 kg Lemons (Nimbu)
250 grams Salt (Namak)
2 teaspoons Turmeric (Haldi)
3 teaspoons Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
125 grams Ginger (Adrak), scraped and sliced
1 cup Vinegar (Sirka)
125 grams Green Chillies (Hari Mirch)(slit)
4 teaspoons fenugreek
4 teaspoons Mustard seeds (Rai/Sarson)
2 level teaspoons asafoetida
1 1/2 cups Mustard Oil (Sarson Ka Tel)
Method:
- Cut each lemon into 8 pieces.
- Mix salt with lemons, keep in the sun for 15 days in the jar and shake it daily.
- Heat oil till extra hot.
- Remove it from the fire and cool a little.
- In it fry asafoetida, fenugreek and mustard seeds.
- Mix vinegar, ginger, Green chillies, chilli powder and lemon with its juice.
- Keep 15 days in the sun.
04.01.10
Ingredients:
1 kg Lemons (Nimbu)
1/2 kg Sugar (Cheeni)
l teaspoon asafoetida
4 teaspoons Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi)
2 teaspoons Turmeric (Haldi)
3/4 cup Salt (Namak)
Method:
- Cut each lemon halfway through.
- Stuff with salt and turmeric powder and put in an airtight jar for one month.
- The lemons will leave some water.
- Drain it and cut each lemon into four pieces.
- In the water mix asafoetida powder, red chili pepper and sugar and pour over the lemons in the jar- Cork tightly.