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Khattu mithu limbu nu athanu | lemon pickle recipe | nimboo ka achar

Author Nehas Cook Book
4.50 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
5 days
Total Time 5 days 35 minutes
Course pickle
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 1 bottle

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g lemon pieces
  • 550 g or 2.5 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 2 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder

Instructions

  • Wash and cut lemon into 8 small size pieces.
  • In a mixing bowl, add turmeric powder and salt in it. Mix well
  • Transfer lemon pieces into a glass bottle and keep it for 5 days. Stir the bottle occasionally.
  • After 1 day adds 2 lemon juices into pieces.
  • After 5 days, when lemon pieces are marinated and the skin changes its color and becomes soft, the lemon pieces ready for pickle
  • Then add sugar and stir till 50-70% sugar -dissolves.
  • Put the pan on medium-low heat and stir continuously. After  5-10 minutes you will notice that mango shred become transparent and sugar syrup have one string consistency, at that time turn off the stove.
  • Let the mixture cool completely.
  • Add roasted cumin seeds powder and red chili in it. Mix well.
  • Store lemon pickle in a clean and dry glass jar.

Notes

  • cook mixture on low flame.
  • stir the mixture continuously on medium-low flame. Do not cook the mixture on high flame.
  • do not overcook the mixture otherwise when the mixture cools down sugar crystals will form.
  • cook mixture till sugar dissolves and sugar syrup reaches 1 string consistency.
  • add red chili powder when the mixture is completely cooled down.
  • Store lemon pickle in an air-tight container.