Gluten-Free:Lemon Pickle

Lemon Pickle

 

This is actually an Indian condiment used in their delicacies.

Ingredients

Lemons-12 small or 6 large.Ensure it is thin skinned

Juice of 1 large or 2 small lemons
1/2 cup of salt
1/4 cup of red chili powder
1/2 cup of sugar
3 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teeaspoon fenugreek seed
1 teaspoon black mustard seed

1/4 teaspoon asafoetida powder(do not use for gluten free recipes)

Preparation Methods

• Wash the lemons and dry them well so that there is no water on the lemons.Cut off the stalk and any odd bits around the lemons.
• Cut the lemons into small pieces of about 2cm and 3/4 inch on each side.Put them in a bowl.
• Roast the fenugreek,black mustard dry on a pan of medium heat of about 5 minutes
• Grind the roasted spices in a grinder,mortar and pestle
• The ground spices,turmeric powder,salt,sugar and chili powder add to a bowl and mix together well.
• Take all the mixture into a 2 liter jar or use a couple of smaller jars.Do allow to fill to the top.Let there be 1cm space.

Fermentation
Take the jar and place it where the heat of the sun will get to it.Take it indoor during evening and put it back out in the morning.Continue this for at least a month in summer and 2 months in winter.This is for the heat to ferment the pickle.

Notes

• You don't need to be particular about the amount of sugar because the heat will ferment.
• Do not add Asafoetida powder because it has wheat flour added. if you want it to be gluten-free you better not add it.