Lime pickle it a good recipe and its how I would make it but some of the ingredients are difficult to get hold of.

Ingredients

1 1\2 kg lime
250 g green chilies
2 liters. Mustard oil
1\2 cup. Salt
1cup aniseed (saunf)
1\4.cup turmeric
1 cup nigella seeds (kalonji)
1 cup fenugreek seeds (methre)
1/2 cup Red chili powder or (according to the taste).

Methods

1. Wash the limes and pat dry. Cut the limes into half.
2. Divide the salt into three parts. Place the limes in a bowl, sprinkle one part of the salt, mix well , cover and leave to marinate over night.
3. Next day drain out all the water released by limes. Cover them and leave to marinate for one more day.
4. Wash the green chilies and dry them properly. Slit the chilies carefully into half, leaving them still held together at the stalk. Place the green chilies in a separate bowl, sprinkle 2nd part of the salt, mix well, cover and leave to marinate for one day along with the limes.
5. Next day gently squeeze out all the water released by the limes and green chilies, taking care not to squeeze the juice from the limes.
6. Heat mustard oil to smoking point, remove from heat and leave it to cool. Mix all the ingredients including the 3rd part of the salt, with enough oil just to bind the spices.
7. Stuff the green chilies with half of the spice mixture. Rub the rest of the mixture over lime pieces to coat them liberally.
7. Place the limes and chilies in an earthenware or glass jar, Mix thoroughly with hands. Pour in the remaining oil. The oil should cover the limes and green chilies by about 2.5 cm (1 inch).
8. Cover the jar with a muslin cloth and keep it in the sun.
9. Stir the contents of the jar for the first two weeks at least once a day. Do this to ensure that all pieces are completely dipped in the oil.

Done!

Thanks! Not sure if I can get mustard oil, aniseed, nigella seeds or fenugreek here. Probably easier to bring it
all over in a jar!

If you don't want to wait ages for your lime pickle to mature this recipe is great and tastes really authentic! :Girl Nuke:

Quick lime pickle recipe

This lime pickle recipe was given to me by a friend called Dev. We followed the lime pickle recipe religiously and it produced a fine lime pickle that’s much quicker to make!

This lime pickle recipe takes about an hour to make including bottling and you can start to eat the lime pickle straight away. Like most pickles, the produce of this lime pickle recipe improves with age. The longer you leave it to mature the better this pickle becomes.

This lime pickle recipe produces a commendable pickle. Different from the traditional lime pickle recipe above but is just as enjoyable. The taste and texture is different and it’s a bit spicier

The ingredients for the quick lime pickle recipe
500 grams of chillies (About half and half mixed red and green)
1 kg limes
200 grams chopped fresh ginger
15 chopped garlic cloves
6 chopped fresh curry leaves
4 cups distilled white vinegar
1 tsp turmeric
1 Tbsp salt
3 Tbsp mustard seed
2 Tbsp fenugreek seeds
3 cups vegetable oil (If you have mustard oil, use 2 cups vegetable oil and 1 cup mustard oil)
5 Tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation for this lime pickle recipe
Make sure you have sterilised jars and lids prepared for bottling. They must be thoroughly dried!

The method for the quick lime pickle recipe
1- Heat 3 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan until hot.
2- Sauté the limes turning them over until their skins are a golden brown.
3- Dry the limes and cut them into about 6 thick slices and then half the slices.
4- Put 2 Tbsp of oil into a blender, add the chillis, chopped curry leaves, chopped garlic, chopped ginger and curry leaves. Blend to a paste
5- Heat the remaining oil in a pan until hot. Add mustard and fenugreek. Heat the seeds until they pop open.
6- Add the paste, stir and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off heat.
7- Add the turmeric, pieces of lime and vinegar and stir until thoroughly mixed.
8- Using a slotted ladle or spoon, put the limes into jars, and pour the remaining fluid over the limes ensuring they are just covered.
9- Stir to remove any air bubbles and seal jars.

That’s it, the lime pickle recipe is done!

This limepickle can be eaten right away, but definitely improves with age as they all do!

Thanks for that Guinness101, but how about introducing yourself in the New Member section?
Just tell us a little bit about yourself!

Netsniperthefirst wrote:

Lime pickle it a good recipe and its how I would make it but some of the ingredients are difficult to get hold of. Done!

As you say Nets, getting the ingredients might be difficult and I have always found that the recipes for Madras Sauce include ingredients that are just as difficult. Would you know a recipe for Madras Sauce where the ingredients would be possible to purchase here in Bulgaria. Many thanks, Eric

I think if you look at netsnipers recipes you will find what your looking for there are loads on here and all fantastic.

Brian1 wrote:

I think if you look at netsnipers recipes you will find what your looking for there are loads on here and all fantastic.

Thanks Brian, will have a look.

Have a look here Eric viewtopic.php?f=74&
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