Hot Lime Pickle

Hot Lime Pickle-'Pickles Recipe'

Ingredients
12 limes
litre boiling water
125ml cider vinegar
3tbsp julienne fresh ginger
3tbsp julienne garlic
2 fresh green peppers, quartered12 limes
litre boiling water
125ml cider vinegar
3tbsp julienne fresh ginger
3tbsp julienne garlic
2 fresh green peppers, quartered
2tsp salt
3tbsp Indian spices

Preparation Method
Immerse limes in the boiling water for 5 minutes to soften and reduce the bitterness. Drain and dry before quartering. Retain all the juice. Mix the Indian spices with the vinegar and set aside.

In a suitable pan heat the oil and saute the ginger, garlic, chillies and slat for approximately 2 minutes.

Add the spice and vinegar mix and continue to saute for a further 1 minute.
Remove from heat and add limes and juice, mixing well. Cool to room temperature.
Refrigerate after opening.

Fruity pickle add raisins and other dried fruit when adding lime.
Hotter pickle add more chillies.

Sweet pickle add 50 gms of brown sugar at the lime stage.

To pickle other fruit and vegetables such as green mangoes, carrots, pineapple or green tomatoes either add to sauteing ingredients or at the lime stage.
Optional-add spices such as black mustard seed, fennel seeds or fenugreek seeds to saute.

Indian spices Garam Masala, ground ginger, mace, mustard, paprika, cayenne pepper, saffron, turmeric etc. Prepared Indian spice of curry powder is also suitable.