Lime Pickle
This is a Kerala Style Lime Pickle. Lime Pickle is often served with rice and curries in Malayalee homes. There are different versions of Lime Pickle. This is my style of making it.
Lovely Zlamushka of burntmouth is hosting the event a spoonful of Christmas. For the event, she wants food to be send as a Christmas Gift to someone you love. I thought of sending this Lime Pickle to my sweet little sister who lives in Dubai.
Ingredients:
Limes -16
Water -4 cups
Pickle masala powder -4 tbsp
Vinegar -1\2 cup
Ginger -3 tbsp chopped
Garlic -3 tbsp chopped
Green chillies -5 chopped
Curry leaves -3 srigs
Salt -2 tbsp or to taste
Gingelly oil -4 tbsp
Method:
Boil the water in a large vessel. Put off the fire and add the limes to it. Keep them immersed in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain and wipe dry. Cut each lime into 8 pieces. Heat oil in a kadai and add ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Fry till the garlic turns light brown. Add the pickle powder, salt and vinegar. Stir and immediately put off the fire. Add lime pieces and mix well. Cool to room temperature. Transfer the pickle to sterilized jars. Let it stand for 2 or 3 weeks before using. If there is no oil on top, turn the jar sideways so that the oil coats the lime pieces on top. Do this every two days. Refrigerate the pickle after opening since no preservative is added to it.
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November 19th, 2007 at 3:53 pmThats one good lookinglemon pickle!!!
I tasted at my keralite friends here but never got around to make one!!
Absolutely yummy!! Rocky loves to have it with youghurt!!
That is a nice entry..and beautifully packed
November 19th, 2007 at 5:33 pmthis is a new type of pickle to me..looks good..aren’t u sweet to send this to ur sis
November 19th, 2007 at 7:07 pmYU! I want to get that gift too!:))
November 19th, 2007 at 7:13 pmWow everybody are wrapping their gifts to Zamluksha…!!!Looks great:))
November 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pmBeautiful presentation as usual. If you are looking for friends to send them over, consider me please.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:34 pmDelicious pickle.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:30 pmYou can also send it for me :-)))
I made pickles for the very first time a few months back… This looks lovely Lissie. Will keep this in mind for the next time. Thanks.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:32 pmHmm, that looks so yummy Lissie..and love the gift wrap too…
November 19th, 2007 at 10:47 pmGorgeous pickle! Thank you so much for such a beautiful gift idea. Pickles rock!
November 20th, 2007 at 12:16 amLove the packaging, too
i am sure ur sis is going to love this
November 20th, 2007 at 9:40 amalray my mouth is watring yummyyyyyyyyyyy
November 20th, 2007 at 9:57 amSo nicely packed!
I too soak the lime in hot water like you if I want to start using it in a day. This is the method followed by cooks in marriages. ofcourse garlic is omited. Lissie all your recipes are similar to mine may be because we live in the same city! 
Waiting for your Arusuvai post! 
November 20th, 2007 at 10:49 amhi lissie, i made the meen paalukurry, okie..it was great!!!, but it was some other fish, neimeen polathae oranam, but i didnt fry it, …and no snaps of it also, edukunathunu mumpae theernupooyie, hee hee
November 20th, 2007 at 1:43 pmwhat a lovely gift, shall we exchange gifts! My mouth is watering!!
November 20th, 2007 at 11:21 pmyenikku????
November 21st, 2007 at 2:58 pmAlways fan of pickles. That tarty spicy lime pickle looks yum.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:34 pmBeautiful gift to a beautiful relationship.
November 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pmLissie if I saw your jared pickle in a shop I bet it would cost a fortune! It looks so pretty and I bet it tastes wonderful. Great post.
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:54 pmu also blogged pickle ?, Lissie…good, I love lime pickles..
November 23rd, 2007 at 1:34 amwhere do you get pickle powder? Is it available by the same name?
November 23rd, 2007 at 7:40 pmI made a lime pickle this year from a recipe that Manisha of Indian Food Rocks posted and it was amazing just as yours is!
November 24th, 2007 at 6:56 amLime pickle looks awesome Lissie
and the jar is even more creative! 
great entry.
~ Siri
November 29th, 2007 at 11:55 pm