Lime Pickle

Name: Lime Pickle
Yield: Serves 16 (Makes about 2 Cups)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 ounces, limes (about 4), unpeeled, scrubbed, and dried; 3 tablespoons, table salt; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons, red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons, paprika; 1 teaspoon brown or, yellow mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon, ground turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon ground, fenugreek; 1 teaspoon, sugar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2019

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Indian

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SERVES16 (Makes about 2 Cups)

TIME20 minutes, plus 2 weeks salting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Lime pickle is a salty, savory, and spicy condiment served alongside many Indian meals (it's often on the table in Indian restaurants, too). It's made by treating lime pieces with salt and letting them ferment at room temperature until the ...

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