Lemon Pickle Pressure Cooker Method / elumichai oorugai / எலுமிச்சை ஊறுகாய்

During my school days , I remember my mom making all types of pickle . We never had any store bought pickles at our home . This is one pickle that she makes often . When my parents visited us last summer , We got a good deal of limes , It was 28 big limes for just a dollar from farmers market . This post was in my desktop for a long time , So i thought of posting it today . My mom made this pickle for us . and I was just clicking pics .

Lemon Pickle Pressure Cooker Method / elumichai oorugai / எலுமிச்சை ஊறுகாய்

Ingredients:

• Limes or Lemon - 25 no
• Salt - To taste
• Water - 1/4 cup

To grind:

• Whole Red chilli - 20 no
• Mustard seeds - 3 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 2 tsp

To Temper : 

• Oil  -2 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds -3 tsp
• Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Wash the limes in water . Do not cut them . Take the pressure cooker , add the limes and water and cook for 2 hisses .Do not  throw the drained water .Cut the limes , add salt and the drained water and set aside the contents for 3 days . Toss the limes occasionally each day at least once .

Take the heavy bottom wok , add the red chilli and dry roast for few seconds and remove it .

Now add the mustard seeds and dry roast it .

Now dry roast the fenugreek seeds and set aside .

Transfer the dry roasted contents to the mixer .

Run it to a powder .

Now add this powder to the limes on the 4th day .

Mix well .

The last part is tempering . Heat oil and add the mustard seeds and allow it to pop , and add hing .

Transfer these to the limes and mix well .

Store it in an airtight container and use as required . These pickles stay fresh for a long time . If it is kept in the refrigerator  could be used for a year .
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