Lemon Thokku / Lemon Pickle / Limbe hannina thokku

You have seen how to prepare lemon sweet pickle. Here is the spicy version of lemon pickle / thokku. Easy to prepare and also tastes yummy. 

Ingredients

Lemon - 5
Cumin seeds - 1 spoon

Salt to taste

Red chillies - 6 to 8

Pepper corns - 5 to 6

Tamarind - 1 spoon lemon sized ball

Jaggery powder - 5 to 6 spoons

Oil - 4 spoons

Mustard seeds - 1/2 spoon

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

Method

Wash and refrigerate the whole lemon in freezer compartment for about 5 to 6 hours. Its surface becomes hard and will be easy to grate. Take out and grate the these lemons using a grater. Separate out the seeds. 

Roast red chillies, pepper corns and cumin seeds separately and powder the same using a mixer grinder. This is your masala.

Heat a thick-bottomed kadai. Add oil, mustard seeds, turmeric powder. When the  mustard seeds start spattering, add the grated lemon, salt and cook for about 5 minutes. Now add powdered masala, jaggery, tamarind juice, mix well and cook for about 3-4 minutes. Your yummy lemon thokku is ready to serve.

This can be used for about 15 days without refrigeration. 

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