Fresh Turmeric Pickle
A easy pickle recipe made with Fresh Turmeric , Ginger and Lemon is most popular in Gujarati Cuisine.
Servings 400 grams Jar
Ingredients
- 250 grams Fresh Turmeric or 2 cups Turmeric juliennes
- 50 grams Ginger or ½ cup Ginger juliennes
- ½ cup Lime Juice
- 1 tablespoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Methi seeds
- ½ cup Mustard Oil
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Hing/ Asafoetida
- 1 ½ tablespoon Crystal salt or as required
Instructions
- Clean ,rinse and wipe Fresh Turmeric and Ginger roots dry.
- Peel the skin of both ginger and turmeric roots.
- Make ginger and turmeric, juliennes or grate or cut into circles and set it aside.
- Dry roast mustard and methi seeds, once it starts to pop , turn off the heat.Allow it to cool
- Once cooled , transfer into a dry mixer jar and make powder of it.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan , once it becomes hot . Turn off the flame/stove.
- Add Hing/Asafoetida , red chilli powder ,mustard and methi seeds powder to hot oil.
- Now add in fresh turmeric and ginger juliennes into the above oil.
- Add ½ cup lime juice and salt.
- Mix well everything and store it in a sterilized glass jar.
- Serve as an accompaniment ,condiment along with food.
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Notes
- Make sure oil and lemon juice completely covers the juliennes orelse it may get spoilt soon.
- To avoid deep yellow stains in hands , use gloves.
- Also you can use big fat pinch of blackpepper powder in the recipe for complete absorption of nutrients .