Lemon white pickle/Naranga achar

This is my mom’s recipe and I absolutely love this pickle I don’t mind having it at time anywhere. This recipe is big time consuming compared to the other recipe but the result is worth it. So try it out.

 Ingredients

Cheru naranga/small lemon                                            10

Salt                                                                                             3 tsp

Fenugreek seeds                                                                  ½ tsp

Garlic                                                                                       10 cloves

Green chilly or kandari                                                     5 (kandari – 10

Turmeric powder                                                                ½ tsp

Curry leaves                                                                          a handful

Vinegar                                                                                    2 tsp

Sesame oil/nallenna                                                          3 tsp

Kayam/Asafetida                                                               ¼ tsp

Method:

Clean & wash and pat dry the lemon

Steam in an appachempu or steamer for 3 minute

Let it cool and wipe it well with a towel and cut into 8 pieces.

Heat 4tsp sesame oil in a pan

Add fenugreek seeds when it pop up

Add garlic, green chilly, curry leaves and fry for 15 minutes

Add ½ tsp turmeric powder, add lemon pieces and salt

Simmer for 2 minutes add asafetida and mix well.

Remove from the flame and let it cool

Add 2 tsp vinegar and mix well

Leave it in the pan for 2 hours

Transfer that to a glass jar

Serve with kanji, rice and biriyani