Monday, May 13, 2019

Kanchikayi Uppinakayi (Citron Lime Pickle)

INGREDIENTS:
1 Kg Kanchikayi or Citron Lime
1/3rd cup Salt dry roasted
1/4 th cup sugar
2 tbsp Mustered Seeds
1 tsp Jeera
1 pinch Hing or Asafoetida
10-20 Pigeon eye chillis

PREPARATION:


  • Dry roast mustered seeds,Jeer,Hing and chillis, cool them.
  • Dry grind them to coarse powder and keep aside.
  • In a mixing bowl add Roasted salt and Sugar. 
  • Peel the Limes and remove the juicy vesicles and add them to the mixing bowl.
  • Now add the ground spice powder to the mixing bowl and give a proper stir.
  • Store it in a airtight , sterilized bottle for a week and then adjust the salt and spice if required.
  • The pickle can be stored more than a year if refrigerated.