Name: Hot Lemon Pickle : Kara Elumichai Oorukai
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 12 nos Lemon ( Ripe and fresh ); 12 Red chillies ( without stalks ); 7 gms Asafoetida ( Preferably cake ); 2 tsp Fenugreek seeds; Salt (to taste); 3 tsp Mustard ( for grinding optional for tempering ); ½ cup Oil

Hot Lemon Pickle : Kara Elumichai Oorukai

Common traditional and authentic pickle

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Cuisine Andhra

Servings people

Ingredients

12 nos Lemon Ripe and fresh
12 Red chillies without stalks
7 gms Asafoetida Preferably cake
2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
Salt to taste
3 tsp Mustard for grinding optional for tempering
½ cup Oil

Instructions

Wash lemons, dab dry and cut them into 4 to 8 pieces and set aside.
Roast salt in a dry pan till it crepitates and set aside.
Dry fry fenugreek till it turns brownish.
Roast mustard till it splutters. Fry red chilli and asafoetida in 2 tsp oil.
Grind salt, red chilli, asafoetida, mustard and fenugreek into a fine powder.
Mix the powder with lemon thoroughly.
Temper with mustard fried in oil.
Mix and press the pieces down so that oil floats on top, which prevents spoiling.
Mix every day.
It is ready to consume in 3 - 4 days.