Lemon Dates Pickle
Ingredients
- 500 gm Lemon
- 1 1/2 cup Dates
- 1/4 cup Gingelly oil
- 1/4 cup Garlic
- 2 teaspoon Chilly powder
- 2 spring Curry leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 teaspoon Fenugreek Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Jaggery
Instructions
- 1 Lemon Dates Pickle is famous for its sweet and sour taste. Both ingredients are healthy in their own way.
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First, cook the lemons. You can either steam them or sauté them in sesame (gingelly) oil.- 3
If you steam the lemons, keep the water aside — we’ll use it later.- 4
If you sauté the lemons, wipe them clean after cooking.- 5
Cut each lemon into four pieces.- 6
Remove the seeds and chop the dates into small pieces.- 7
Heat gingelly oil in a pan. Add garlic and sauté for a few minutes.- 8
Add curry leaves and continue sautéing. Then add the chopped dates and cook for a while.- 9
Add the lemon pieces and continue cooking until everything is softened.- 10
Add chilli powder, salt, asafoetida powder, and fenugreek powder. Mix well.- 11
Add either the lemon-steamed water you kept earlier or fresh water.- 12
Using a wooden spatula, mix the ingredients thoroughly until you get a paste-like consistency.- 13
Add jaggery and stir until it melts and blends well.- 14
Finally, add a teaspoon of vinegar and give it one last mix.- 15
Let the pickle rest for 24 hours before using.- 16
Lemon Dates Pickle is ready. - 2
