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Teekha Nimbu Achar

Hot laccha parantha with a dallop of butter and a smidgen of this hot and spicy achaar. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Teekha Nimbu Achar
Main Ingredients Lemons, Red chilli powder
Cuisine Indian
Course Pickles, Jams and Chutneys
Prep Time 1-2days
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Teekha Nimbu Achar

  • 6 large Lemons
  • 1/4 cup Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons Red chilli powder
  • 2 inch pie Ginger,crushed
  • 2 Star anise roasted
  • 1 tablespoons Mustard seeds roasted
  • 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) roasted
  • 8 Green chillies chopped

Method

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  1. Place lemons in a large bowl and sprinkle salt over it. Cover and leave it for one day. On the following day, toss the lemons in the juice.
  2. Take four quarters of salted lemons and squeeze out the juice into a small pan.
  3. Add sugar, three tablespoons water, red chilli powder, ginger and star anise. Bring to a boil, and cook on low heat, stirring continuously, till the sugar dissolves completely.
  4. Pour over the sugar-chillies mix. Make sure that it covers the lemons completely.
  5. Otherwise press down the lemons so that they are soaked completely. Close jar and set aside for fifteen to twenty days.
  6. The pickle is now ready to be served.

Nutrition Info

Calories 150
Carbohydrates 33.75
Other Fiber 0.90
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