Quick, sharp, spicy lemon pickle that's ready in an instant and is a perfect side for most Indian curries.
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Quick Lemon Pickle Recipe
The recipe Jamie's 30 Minute Meals and he serves this pickle with Vegetable Rogan Josh.
Ingredients in this Recipe
- Vegetable oil
- Lemon
- Black mustard seeds
- Fresh red chilli
- Dried red chilli
- Salt
Start by frying the mustard seeds, turmeric and fresh chilli in a little oil.
Then add the lemon, and crumble in the dried chilli.
Cook for 2 minutes, allow to cool and that's it, you're all done!
Top Tip!
When you get to this bit: 'When everything starts to sizzle, add the sliced lemon and a pinch of salt, count to ten'.
Seriously, I say to cook for 2 minutes, or you'll find the lemon rind is quite hard and horrid to eat.
Great Source of Vitamin C and Fibre
Did you know, lemons are a great source of vitamin C and fibre, lemons contain many plant compounds, minerals, and essential oils.
You can, of course, serve this with pretty much any Indian curry, but I tell you what, I recommend you also make Jamie Oliver's Bombay Potatoes are seriously good. Bombay Potatoes are from his book Jamie's Great Britain.
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Quick Lemon Pickle
Lemon Pickle
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 1 level teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ of a fresh red chilli
- 1 small dried chilli
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- Deseed the chillies - unless you're made for heat!
- Cut the lemon into eighths, then de-seed and finely slice.
- Finely slice the red chilli.
- Put a small pan on medium to high heat.
- Add 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil to the pan and the mustard seeds, turmeric and sliced chilli.
- Crumble in the dried chilli.
- When everything starts to sizzle, add the sliced lemon and a pinch of salt, count to ten; although I say to cook for a minute or you'll find the lemon rind is quite hard.
- Take off the heat and put in a bowl to cool before serving.
Gorgeous! I will definitely try this!
ReplyDeleteIt literally took me 29 minutes from start to finish. lol
ReplyDeleteMade this and it's really delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteCan you substitute limes for this?
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsay - yes I can't see why not - please let me know if it turns out okay.
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