Indian-American celebrity chef and model Padma Lakshmi often shares special dishes of her South Asian origin with her international audience. Recently, the author shared the recipe of lemon pickle on Instagram. The 51-year-old television personality revealed that he learned the delicious recipe from his grandmother.
The makers of Taste the Nation begin by showing off a jar of lemons that have been seasoned with sea salt for more than six months. Padma shared that when the lemon pieces were being marinated she also added pieces of green chillies and ginger. Sharing the reel, Padma mentioned in the caption, “This is a classic recipe for pakkar, hot pickles that I learned from my grandmother, Jima. It is very easy to make, but it does require some planning as it takes 6 months to pickle lemons.
The following ingredients will be needed to make this recipe:
- 6 lemons
- 6 tablespoons coarse sea salt
- 2-3 Tbs neutral oil
- 5 large black cardamom pods
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp saunf or saunf
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 3 tbsp red chilli
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 tsp asafoetida
Through her new post, Padma shows how she briefly roasted dry spices before grinding them in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind the roasted spices coarsely and put oil in the pan. Then put the spices in hot oil and fry while stirring for about ten to 12 minutes. When the color changed to dark brown, the flame was turned off. Then he added a mixture of lemon and salt to the spices and stirred it well.