Actually Amma this achar was prepared by my father in law . This video was treat for my old memories. I recalled his all tips on your every tip. Amma thank you. He even use to prepare lemon with only salt .
Are you referring to the whole lives in coarse salt? I realize that limes don't soften in the iodised salt we now buy.... even the coarse salt. I am experimenting with Himalayan pink salt!
Amma he use to Pierce them with some big needle and put salt in the ceramic jar. Within few months the whole lemon use to turn dark brown which was either consumed with curd rice directly.
Thank you Gita ji. Had a bumper winter crop of lemons and despite giving away tons to colleagues and neighbours I still have so many left. Searched RU-vid and saw many famous names but instinctively clicked your video. Best decision. Such a great recipe and clear explanation. Totally idiot proof, which is important to me because too many ingredients confuse me and I end up missing or forgetting something or the other.
Thank you, will keep this in mind. Starting off with a small batch in case I goof up. I'm using lemons and they are slightly larger so hopefully the recipe should work the same.
Thank you mam.i am from West indies and I tried this recipe. It was perfect. My grandparents came from north India, therefore we usually use mustard oil and other masalas.
Thank you. Just tried this for the 1st time at local Indian Restaurant. Really Really good :) . Just started trying Indian food within the past year. Have had the chicken with spinach and rice for now. Really looking to try more items from menu. Thank again for posting video.
Thank you Gita, I will be trying this recipe out. I love Indian pickles, I have a jar of lime pickle that is 8years old still going strong , it’s delicious. Hope you bring more recipes for pickles for us to try.
Maam I saw many videos.. But I liked this.. Because my amma made this same recipe.. My favourite.. Tiffin during school days.. With chapati Roll.. Lovely.. Thanku so much
Thank you! This may work well for the limes on our farm. ..they have thick rinds! I hope you don't mind me sharing my experience hereand a memory too! In one of your videos you had shared a recipe using drumstick leaves and mentioned that they were not easy to obtain.We have an abundant supply but didn't usually use them though we enjoy the drumsticks. I started using them after your video and also cooked some and shared with the farm workers. My memory is of my mother teaching people to cook ...and eat..drumsticks in Jodhpur. Our quarters had a drumstick tree! That story is over 60 years old! You could choose a local variety of drumstick and plant a few seeds in a pot. It would give you leaves at least. As it grows larger maybe it could be planted on a small vacant area. You would get drumsticks within a year! Wishing you all the best!
@Maureen Samson Thank you for your lovely comment. I don't even remember when I was last was able to eat drumsticks. I liked a preparation made with ground 'burned/roasted' coconut pieces, roasted raw rice, red chilies, turmeric etc and cooked in coconut milk. I live in the US in a state with a pretty harsh climate where it is impossible to grow tropical plants, so when nostalgia for old familiar foods strikes me, I just close my eyes and re-create then in my memory. Enjoy the beautiful bounty of your drumstick tree!
@@theinkbrain Thanks for your appreciation! My friend and her husband in California have tried to grow drumsticks...not very easy, even there! However I think they mentioned an abundance in Hawaii where nobody ate them! I must share that we struggle with borers damaging the trees and this variety does not like the heavy and prolonged monsoons....hence my advice on a local variety, which seems to do better! All the best and thanks for sharing!
@@maureensamson4863 Is it possible to spray with a solution of neem oil? You can get it from Amazon. Another powerful (and non-toxic to humans) pesticide would be a solution of soaked coffee grounds, tobacco, Listerine solution and a few drops of dish-soap. I would suggest not spraying on the blossoms and this might harm bees. But spraying on the bark might work.... Also garden sulphur might be effective. I don't think there is any antidote for heavy monsoons! Best wishes!
Thanks Maureen.. Here we live in apartments, back home every house would have a drumstick tree in their backyard!Thanks for sharing your lovely memories
Lovely recipe, thanks. We always have so many lemons on our trees, and never know how to use them except for cleaning and disinfecting purposes. I’ll definitely try this recipe.
I have a question! Where do I store it after all? I have been in India couple of times and really enjoyed the food and your country over all. I have been looking for this recepie. Thank you for your video!
I will surely make it in this method. I have made many times lemon pickle but though it is tasty the skin of the lemon does not become very soft. Thanks akka 🙏
thank you aunty,,, very simply u explained , very helpful for beginners, just like me, i couldnt stop my self from subscribing ur channel and hit the bell icon after seeing this video. thank you
Super!I remember this is how my mother use to prepare lemon pickle!Our house was full of flavour when the raw lemons were getting roasted!Now a days we buy from shops ready made!
I have watched countless videos on lemon pickle but this is unique. What is the purpose of saying in oil before cutting ? Will it help to soften the skin fast . My lemon pickle does not soften even after months together ? Please help ..
How wonderful your kitchen must smell... I would love to sit there while you cook. I didn't even know you could brown a lemon... we just don't do it! I think this is like for us preserving lemons... we just do it with the salt and pack it in a jar. I looked up hing a few months back and I want to use it a little worried though. I am with or without the hing going to try this. You bring so much to me Thank you
This is really awesome, So simple to do we use to squeeze the juice and mix the spices in the lemon then add the lime juice store it for one week and ready to use no tempering.
I once again wanted to thank you..i have learnt so much from you..you r my guru..my guide.. Each one of your videos r so meaningful..n motivating..plz continue to guide us ..thank you
Great recipe Gita Ma'am! Most importantly, it was very heartening to see you look as healthy and beautiful as ever - after the few weeks break, you looked very tired and we all had mentioned. But touch wood, you are glowing and rocking too! Also, we could hear the ace camera person which increased our relief and joy - am sure it is your husband?
I have a huge lemon tree and I was looking for an authentic recipe of lemon pickle. Mam...do we need to keep it in the sun? What will be the measurements for one kg lemons 🙏 Thanks n regards
Nice recipe Ma'am.ill make this pickle as u shown .I follow all steps but mam after 3,4 days I see fungus in some pieces don't know why ? I put in glass jar
Can I use readymade pickle masala powder and jaggery instead of roasted methi Dana...... Please maam suggest me,,,, because I have lot of lemon so that I want to make pickle of some,,,
Gita ji, can the lemons be cut before putting them in the oil? Because this time the limes i got are quite big, and becomes difficult to serve the half lime. And if cut into more smaller pieces, after we take out from the oil, it keeps slipping while cutting 😊 Can this method also be followed? Though I did the way you had shown. And came out very well.
Madam, nice to see your lemon pickle preparation. I am going to try at home. Few clarifications, please help. a) let me keep it outside after preparing like your way. I think not require to store it in fridge. Right. B) I think this method of preparation won't give bitter taste right. C) we have to stir it daily till 10 days and then we can use it right.
You can keep outside but be sure to add sufficient oil on top about 1/2 inch above pickle layer then it will not spoil, otherwise safer to keep in fridge. yes it will be ready in ten days
Thanks for a wonderful lime pickle. We are south Indians and do the same process. But the pickle tastes bitter. Why? But we are first mixing it with salt after removing the seed. This we keep for 10 days and then do the process as explained by you. But it tastes bitter. Why?
Ma'am I made this pickle just now just as shown. Can I add the juice of 1 or 2 lemons to the pickle? I want to avoid the bitter taste as much as possible, that's why. Will it spoil if I do that? Esp. if kept outside? I have also cut and stored lemons with a lot of salt in a plastic jar which I will be keeping outside to help soften/marinate faster. I have currently kept the whole jar open in the sun. Should it be kept open or closed in the sun? And for how many days? Sorry for so many questions. This is my first time.
You can add lemon juice. for longer shelf life pls add more oil to the jar especially if you are keeping outside. For lemon peel pickle see my recipe on my channel playlist where I have given detailed instructions
Good evening Mrs. Geeta It sound excellent when v c u on your channel ( Gita's kitchen) Every second day u come with new recipe That's really amazing. Pls tell me if seed r not removed from d lemon There r chances for pickle to turn bitter?
Sooper n delicious. All ur receipes r so nice n mouth watering. I am using herbal bath powder as per ur receipes i made it. It is so good. Tku v.much mam
Ma’am, I’ve prepared pickle with salted lemon. I find there is too much salt and the masala is in excess. Will adding lime juice help to neutralise the salt? And how do I tackle the excess masala. Please advise. Thank you 🙏
Could you please tell me why you had to saute the whole lemons before proceeding further..Normally pieces of lemons are fried in til oil and the pickle masalas are added gradually thereafter..I have seen my mother and paati doing this way..Thank you gita mami for your innovative recipes... Regards.
Hi mam This is sudha narayanan.you have been replying all my questions.Thank u and do convey my regards to mama.Whenever i prepare lemon pickle a bitter taste arises always. Whether this method could get rid of that bitter taste?
Hello Amma. How do I ensure that fungus doesn't grow on this? Last time I tried and it was full of fungi after 4 days and I had to just throw it away. Please give some storage tips Amma.
