Indian Lemon Pickle (Limbacha loncha)

Indian Lemon Pickle (Limbacha loncha)

The ingredients are simple:

• 6 lemons (12 Indian or Meyer lemons, due to smaller size)
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/4 cup red chili powder (I used cayenne)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp methi (fenugreek) seeds
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp hing (asafoetida) powder
• Juice of 1 lemon (2-3 lemons in India)
• Large glass jar, approx 2 liters in volume

Made one slight change to the recipe:
Reduced the 1/4 cup Chili powder to ‘ONLY’ 1/8 cup (tsk, tsk) – still a generous amount for the quantity of lemons. (Used cayenne. Wonder is it the same spice as Indian chili powder?) With plenty of chili, sugar & salt, I’m sure the pickling process will proceed just fine.  Will let you know how it comes out.

Shown left to right, top to bottom (clockwise): These are the 3 spices and 3 flavors – besides lemon – used in the recipe. Black Mustard Seed, Hing (Asafoetida) Powder, Methi (Fenugreek) Seed, Organic Sugar, Chili (Cayenne) Powder, and Sea Salt.

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