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Default REC: Spicy Lemon Pickle; Nimbu Ka Achar

On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:51:24 -0700, koko > wrote:

>On Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:38:15 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:20:19 -0700, koko > wrote:
>>
>>>

>snippage
>>>
>>>Spicy Lemon Pickle; Nimbu Ka Achar
>>>
>>>relishes/preserves
>>>
>>>10 small lemons, preferably meyer
>>> quartered, seeded, sliced; 1/4 inch thick
>>>1/4 cup kosher salt
>>>1 tsp. ground turmeric
>>>1/2 cup canola oil
>>>1/2 tsp. brown mustard seeds
>>>1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
>>>1/2 tsp. fenugreek seeds
>>>12 small green thai chiles or 6 serranos; halved
>>>8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
>>>1 2 inch piece ginger; peeled thinly sliced
>>>1/2 cup white vinegar
>>>1/2 cup sugar
>>>1 tbsp. red chile powder or cayenne
>>>
>>>
>>>Rub lemons with salt and turmeric in a bowl; pack into a sterilized
>>>1-qt. glass jar.
>>>Cover with lid; place near a window with direct, warm sunlight. Let
>>>sit 1 week; shake jar daily to disperse brine.
>>>After 1 week, heat oil in a 10' skillet over medium-high; cook
>>>mustard, cumin, and fenugreek seeds until they pop, 1-2 minutes.
>>>Add chiles, garlic, and ginger; cook until golden, 4-6 minutes. Stir
>>>in vinegar, sugar, and chile powder.
>>>Pour over lemons; reseal lid. Shake to combine; chill 1 week to infuse
>>>flavors.
>>>Keeps up to 1 year.
>>>
>>>Notes: Saveur Magazine
>>>
>>>Yield: 4 cups
>>>
>>>
>>>** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.91 **
>>>
>>>koko

>>
>>Wow, it sounds wonderful. Let us know what you think when you taste
>>it. Those of us with happy Meyer Lemon trees need a yummy recipe like
>>this.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>aloha,
>>Cea

>
>Better get started now Cea, it's wonderful. I've been tasting it all
>along the process. I stir it everyday and can't help but lick the fork
>when I'm done stirring. It's nice and spicy and oh, so flavorful. I
>don't know If I can wait the whole week before I drag some out.
>
>koko

Well that is a terrific endorsement Koko, thank you. I'll go search
around my Kona area stores to get the ingredients and see if I can get
it done. My Meyer lemons are mostly green and growing.

Did you use mature Meyer Lemons or green ones?

TIA

aloha,
Cea