Assam Lemon pickle -How to make-Step by step photos & Video

Cuisine Style: South India | Preparation Time: 5 min & 2 days for dryout | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 10 | Take with: Curd Rice | Type : Pickles, achar,oorugai

Ingredients

• Assam Lemon – 4
• Gingelly oil – 50 ml
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds– 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder– 1 or 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Asafetida – 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tbsp
• Sea salt as required

Marinade

• Wash & wipe out assam lemon then cut into cubes.
• Sprinkle sea salt, mix well and expose to sunlight for 2 days.

Seasoning & Preparation Method

• Dry roast mustard seeds, Fenugreek, and grind to fine powder.
• Heat 50 ml gingelly oil then keep it aside.
• Heat 1 ladle sesame oil in a pan then add mustard seeds let it splutter.
• Add asafoetida, red chilli powder, turmeric powder , sugar & freshly ground mustard and fenugreek mix well.
• Add lemon & salt mix well mix well.
• Add sesame oil mix well.
• Once its ready, let it cool & Store it in porcelain jar (Optionally pour some more gingelly oil), serve with pickle, upma or chapathi.

How to make Assam lemon pickle video

How to make Assam lemon pickle Step by step photos

Assam Lemon

Slice Lemon

Cut lemon into cubes, sprinkle sea salt, dryout in the sunlight for 2 days

Two days later

Heat pan, add fenugreek, dry roast

Now its ready, transfer to a plate, let it cool

Add mustard seeds, dry roast

Now its ready, remove it from pan

Add dry roasted fenugreek, mustard, coarsely grind

Coarsely ground fenugreek mustard powder ready

Heat 1 ladle sesame oil in a pan

Add 1 tbsp mustard seeds

Add 1 tsp asafoetida

Add red chilli powder

Add 1 tsp turmeric powder

Add ground fenugreek powder

Add sugar

Add half dried lemon

Mix well, add salt

Add sesame oil, mix well

Now its ready, cut off heat

Assam Lemon ka achar

Assam lemon pickle