Sweet Indian Lemon Pickles
"This is remarkably similar to the Moroccan Salted Lemon recipe."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 9 lemons
- 4 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted, ground
- 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons seedless raisins
- 8 dried hot red chili peppers
directions
- Wash the lemons in cold water and dry thoroughly.
- Quarter 6 of the lemons from the top almost all the way through to the.
- bottom, leaving about 1/2 inch so they'll hold together. Squeeze the.
- juice from the other lemons.
- Mix the salt, cumin and black pepper in a small dish, and mix.
- thoroughly with the lemons, Stuff the lemons into a quart jar and.
- pour in the lemon juice.
- Cover with cheesecloth to prevent dirt from getting in the jar, and.
- let sit in the open for about 1 week.
- On the 7th day, pour the juices from the jar into an enamel or.
- stainless steel pan, add the sugar and cook over low heat, stirring,.
- until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemons and cook, stirring gently,.
- for 8 minutes or so. Stir in the raisins and peppers. Put the lemons.
- in a sterilized jar and seal with the lid. Let sit for a week or so.
- before eating. Use like you would any pickle, as an accompaniment.
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