Monday, 24 May 2010

Lemon & Chilli Pickle

A great way to use up chillies and lemons! This pickle is lovely on bread or crackers, mixed into quark or ricotta, added to stews, pastas, etc. An incredibly versatile paste, indeed!
12 lemons (chopped finely)*
20 chillies (deseeded)

Roast the following spices individually:
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp black mustard seeds
10 cardamom pods
1 tsp fenugreek seeds

Chop 10 cloves of garlic. Then grate 2 tbsp ginger.

Heat 5 tbsp oil and cook garlic, ginger and leaves of 3 sprigs of curry leaves for a few minutes.

Add all ingredients plus 1 cup of white wine vinegar to pan.
Simmer until everything is cooked and it turns into a thick paste.
*I didn't chop the lemons finely, but into biggish chunks according to recipe. I had to scoop the lemons out to blend to a paste. The second batch I made, I had finely chopped lemons and they cooked beautifully. But the paste was chunkier.
Fill into sterilised jars. Enjoy!
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2 comments:

  1. Chilli Alex30 May 2010 at 5:26 pm

    Thanks for sharing this, I am going to give it a go, it looks awesome :)

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  2. Veggie Gnome30 May 2010 at 6:55 pm

    Chilli Alex, you won't regret it! It's so versatile in its use. We have it on bread, or bung it in stews/soups, or add to a ricotta/spinach filling, etc.
    Have fun! Enjoy! :)

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