Nimboo Adrak Achar

Ingredients

• 8(360 grms) Lemons
• 1/4 cup (40 grms) salt
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• 1/2  tsp ajwain
• 4 green chilli (Cut into two peices lengthewise)
• 50grms ginger chopped in strips of approx.two inch long
• 6 whole red chilly (coarsely grounded).

Method

• Wash the lemons and wipe them thoroughly.
• Cut 1/2 of lemons in two halves each. Squeeze out the juice each and keep the juice separately.
• Cut 4 slits in each of the remaining lemons.
• Keep all lemons and skins of the lemon in a sterilised glass jar.
• Combine lemon juice, salt turmeric powder, ajwain, green chillies, ginger, red chillies and mix well.
• Pour the mixture over the lemons. Press down the lemons in the jar with spoon so that juice covers the lemons.
• Cover the jar with lid and keep in the sun for 8-10 days until the lemons are soft and their skins give way under the pressure of thumb. Toss the ingredients in the jar occasionally.

This achaar can be stored for one year.