Lime Pickle

This one lasts for a year

You will need:

Lime – 25 nos.
Oil
¾ cup
Red chilly powder – 2 2/1 tsp (heaped)
Salt – 3 tsp
Garlic – 1 cup
Chopped ginger – 2 sp
Slit green chillies – 15
Curry leaves – 10 sprigs
Asafetida – to taste
Fenugreek powder (to taste)
Vinegar – 1 cup

Preparation method:

1. Add salt to the lime and keep aside in a glass container in a dark place for 2 days

2. Mix the red chilly, fenugreek and asafetida powders in a little water to make a paste and keep aside

3. Heat oil

4. Fry the ginger and garlic lightly

5. Add green chillies and curry leaves and fry for a minute

6. Add the paste and sauté for 4 minutes

7. Add the vinegar

8. Now add the carrots and cook till it boils

9. Take off the flame just before the carrots lose their crispness