Description
You might not expect a simple bowl of lemons to turn into something this bold, but Zesty Lemon Chutney does it with almost no effort.
Ingredients
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- 7 ripe lemons, washed and pips removed
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp ginger and garlic paste
- 2 tbsp pickle masala or methi masala, or a combo
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp fennel seeds
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
Instructions
- Toss 7 ripe lemons, the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 tsp fine salt, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 tbsp vinegar into a food processor. Blend until everything looks smooth and bright.
- Warm 4 tablespoons of oil in a small pan.
- Add 1/4 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp mustard seeds, and 1/4 tsp fennel seeds. Let them sizzle for a few seconds.
- Stir in 1/4 tsp ginger and garlic paste and fry it just long enough for the raw smell to fade.
- Take the pan off the heat and let the oil cool for a minute, so the spices don’t burn.
- Mix in 2 tbsp pickle masala until it forms a thick, fragrant paste.
- Pour the blended lemon mixture into a bowl and stir in the spiced oil mixture.
- Keep mixing until everything looks well combined.
- Spoon the chutney into a clean jar or a sterile container.
- You can enjoy it right away, but it gets even better after a few days as the flavors settle in.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Priscilla
