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No Oil Lemon Pickle - Khattay Leemoo

Flour & Spice Blog recipe - Pakistani

Ingredients

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4 Organic lemons, washed and scrubbed
2 1/4 tbsp Pickling Salt
Optional add ins: green chillies, nigella seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, star anise, etc.

1
Halved your scrubbed lemons and juice them most of the way. Save the juice for another use
2
Cut each half into six pieces or slim slivers
3
Layer the lemon pieces into the bottom of the jar, press them down enough to create an approximate 1.5-2 inch layer
4
Add your add ins of choice (or none at all) and sprinkle with 3/4 tbsp pickling salt
5
Repeat until the jar is filled to the top
6
Shut the lid tightly and leave in the sun for 10 days. The lemon rind will change colour, the salt will leach some liquid out of the lemon, this is all normal (and good!).
7
Invert the jars every day to distribute the natural pickling liquid. Check on it after 10 days, the rind should be nice and soft, if not then leave out for another few days
8
Eat with daal chawal, khichri, biryani, matar pulao.