Hello friends namaste (khamma gani)
i am your chef pramila singh
and i welcome you all on my channel
friends in this season lemons come really nice
so today i am making for you all is lemon pickle
let me tell you the ingredients first
lemons
i have taken 10 to 12 lemons whic i kept in the jar
these lemons i kept for showing how to start with the raw lemons
i will show you how to cut it
fennel seeds
mango pickle powder easily availabel in stores(i recommend mango pickle powder instead of lemon pickle powder)
Nigella seeds
we call it kirayta in rajasthani language
fenugreek seeds
red chilli powder
salt and turmeric powder
oil
and Asafoetida
now friends i have taken fresh lemon
if there is any spots on lemon then remove them slightly
so that we can avoid spot in our pickle
and before starting this process wash the lemons well first
then dry them nicely
now like this we will cut these lemons
and we will cut this into 4 pieces
like this
if anyone wants they can make more little pieces
take the seeds out of these lemons
if some seeds left in this no need to worry but don't let more seeds left in this
after cutting lemons into pieces take a glass or plastic jar like this
preferrably take a glass jar
see like this i have cutted 10 to 12 lemons in this jar like this
i have kept these lemons in this jar for 10 to 15 days
see friends now see the color of these lemons
slightly brownish color you can see them on the lemons
see the slight brown color on these
that means lemons are ready and now we can continue the process of making lemon pickle
so like this fill the jar with the lemons
first put some lemons then sprinkle salt on them then on them again put some lemons then again sprinkle salt like this make layers in the jar to the top of the jar
and also sprinkle some salt on top it also
and then close the jar
don't put too much of salt just sprinkle slightly on the lemons
and when our lemons will be ready we will not need to add salt during making of pickle
so now friends i have kept it for 10 to 15 days after layering it the process i told you and now it is ready to make lemon pickle
so now let's mix the rest of the spices
now i have turned on the gas and kept the pan on the gas
now i will put fenugreek seeds in the pan
we don't need much of it you can see
because too much fenugreek seeds in pickle will give bitter taste so don't add too much of it
and now i will roast these fenugreek seeds
i have also shown in green chilli pickle previously
friends now our fenugreek seeds are roasted
we will take out after getting little bit of brownish texture after roasting
then i will roast the fennel seeds also like this simply on pan
i have taken 2 to 3 spoons of fenugreek seeds medium spoon
because i have taken 10 to 12 lemons
and if you have taken more quantity of lemons
so you can take 4 to 6 spoons according to the quantity of the lemons
see now fenugreek seeds are roasted
now i will roast fennel seeds
if you roasted spices in larger quantity more then you needed then don't worry
then you can keep the spices because roasted spices don't get wasted they remain fresh you can seperately store them easily
and if you are making any other sort of pickle you can use these in those pickle also
and you don't have to roast spices at that time
when u see a bit change in color remove these from pan
this adds to the goodness of pickle
and flavour comes out really good
i don't use grinded coriander powder in pickle
i only use red chilli powder , turmeric powder and salt
many people put coriander powder also
but because of coriander powder pickle don't lasts long
and the spices gets sticky
that's why i don't add grinded coriander powder
now fenugreek seeds and fennel seeds are roasted
now i will put oil in the pan
i will add around 4 big spoons of oil in the pan
now let the oil heat a bit
4 spoon oil of this size
and if you have big spoon then add only 3 spoons of oil
we don't need much oil in lemon pickle
because lemon is also a preservative
and salt is also present in this pickle so we don't need much oil
so now our oil is heated now
now i will add Asafoetida
it's around on small spoon of Asafoetida
when Asafoetida gives crackling sound in oil we will turn off the gas
don't keep gas on high flames otherwise Asafoetida will be turned into black in color
now we will add nigella seeds into it
it's around 2 spoons
we don't have to cook it much
now i will shift this oil in seperate utensil
and we will add this oil only after when this oil will cool down
and if you think that we have used more oil then you can also keep this oil also
in any jar after cooling it
and like the spices you can use this oil also in other pickles when you make
and in any pickle you have made had less oil
then you can add 2 to 3 spoons of this oil from above in that jar
oil and salt if in good quantity in pickle or jar then pickle will never gets wasted and there will be no fungus formation on pickle
and one more thing never put wet spoon in the pickle jar
and the jar which you are using for the pickle , make that jar clean and completely dry
then only put pickle in the jar
lemons which i kept it for 10 to 15 days in the jar
i will take them out in cooking pot gas is not on friends
i am taking out in cooking pot just for mixing spices i have not turned on the gas, gas is off
because these lemons are already we can call it as in little bit of melted form not hard , so we don't need gas to cook something
now i have taken out all the lemons in the cooking pot
see their color is also changed and salt is also mixed in this so there is no need of salt now
if you dont want to layer as i told you you can cut lemons in pieces and in a bowl mix all in salt and fill in the jar
and keep the lemons after mixing the salt for around 10 to 15 days then after that lemons will comes out like this
now i will mix our rest of the spices now
salt is already mixed in our pickles
and we don't need more salt in our pickle
now i will add roasted fenugreek seeds
we will not too much of fenugreek seeds
little bit of roasted fennel seeds
around 2 spoons
and 2 to 3 spoons of fenugreek seeds i have added
because some of fenugreek seeds and spices are also there in mango pickle spice(use mango pickle spice) so we need less quantity of spices
i have added little bit of nigella seeds in oil and now i am also adding little bit on these lemons also
which adds to the texture of our pickle
now i will add red chilli powder and turmeric powder to it
around 3 to 4 small spoons of red chilli powder
and turmeric powder
1 and half small spoon of turmeric powder
and now we will mix it well
now i will add pickle spice in it
that's why we have kept our spices in a certain limit
this is mango pickle powder easily availabel in stores and use mango pickle powder
this contains grinded mustard seeds
which adds a very good taste and fragrance to our pickle
3 to 4 spoons of pickle powder
and now we will mix it well
you can also add spices according to you if you find it less or more according to your taste
when it will melt more then spices will more blend in
i am adding one more spoon of pickle spice
Asafoetida we have added in oil
and little bit of Asafoetida we will add on top it now
only a little bit half teaspoon of it
this adds to the fragrance of pickle
now just mix it well
if you find red chilli powder less then you can also add one more small spoon of red chilli powder which will also give a good color to it
in pickle spices should be good because pickles should tangy in taste
now our spices are mixed now
now this is the oil we kept aside to cool down so that we can add this in our pickle
and then we will fill our pickle in jar
we will cool down the oil we will not fill jar with hot oil
see friends
this is pickle spice
this is mango pickle spice powder
in stores you will find many kinds of pickle spices
but the mango pickle spice is spice which can be mixed in any spices
mustard seeds are also there so i recommend picking mango pickle spice only
you can pick any brand you want
whichever is availabel in stores near you
and if you don't have pickle spice powder
you can make pickle in these spices also
but if you are not adding pickle spice then just add our home spices in a bit more quantity
now our oil is cooled down
now i will add oil in our pickle
now i will mix it well
one speciality of lemon pickle is if lemon comes out of the oil then no fungus forms on lemons
and lemon pickle don't gets rotten if there is less oil in pickle
this pickle needs not much oil
so now our lemon pickle is ready
i have kept some in bowl and rest of it i have filled in glass jar
after making this pickle fill it glass jar
also shake these lemons after filling them in glass jar in regular interval of time
and it tastes very good
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and till next recipe namaste (khamma gani)
