LIME RIND PICKLE

Ingredients :

• Peels of lime cut into shreds (juice may be used in making squash) -- 1Kg
• Sugar - 1.4Kg
• Water - 500ml
• Citric Acid - 5Gms
• Salt - 60Gms
• Red chilli powder - 5Gms (1Tsp)
• Black pepper powder - 5Gms (1 Tsp)
• Ginger Peeled & sliced - 25 Gms
• Garlic peeled & sliced - 10Gms (10-15 flakes)
• White vinegar - 400 ml.
• Kishmish (raisins) - 2Tsp
• Jaiphal (nutmeg) - ¼ Tsp
• Javithri (mace) - ¼Tsp.
• Dalchini (cinnamon) - 1" stick
• Laung (cloves) - 8-10
• Seeds of moti illaichi (black cardamom) - 10

Method :

Extract the lime juice. Keep juice aside. Cut each half peel into 4 pieces to get shreds. Cook rind shreds in boiling water containing a pinch of soda bicarb for 5-10 minutes. Drain out the water. Mix sugar with 500ml water & citric acid. Boil to get a sugar syrup. Strain the syrup through a muslin cloth. Coarsely grind the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Mix lemon shreds in syrup and add all the spices. Add only half of the vinegar. Cook on slow fire, till the syrup becomes thick and the shreds appear transparent. Add the left over vinegar. Remove from fire and fill in a clean jar.