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Lime pickle recipe

Lime pickle recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Homemade lime pickle is easier than you think. It needs 7 days in the storecupboard to be fully ready, but only 5 minutes of your time. The lime chunks pickle in delicious spices, ginger, garlic and vinegar to become the ultimate accompaniment to your curry night. See method

  • Serves 10
  • 5mins to prepare and 5mins to cook, plus 6 days storing
  • 36 calories / serving
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1tsp mustard seeds
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3cm (1in) fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1tsp ground fenugreek
  • 1tsp ground turmeric
  • 1tsp chilli powder
  • 4 limes, cut into eighths
  • 200ml (7floz) white wine vinegar
If you don't have any limes, try a lemon instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    150kj
    36kcal     2%

  • Fat

    4g 5%

  • Saturates

    1g 3%

  • Sugars

    0g 0%

  • Salt

    trace 0%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 0.5g Protein 0.4g Fibre 1g

Method

Homemade lime pickle is easier than you think. It needs 7 days in the storecupboard to be fully ready, but only 5 minutes of your time. The lime chunks pickle in delicious spices, ginger, garlic and vinegar to become the ultimate accompaniment to your curry night.

  1. Heat the oil in a small pan and fry the mustard seeds until they start to ‘pop'. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute before adding the remaining spices. Cook for further 2 minutes.
  2. Stir in the limes, remove from the heat and add the vinegar. Mix well, then pour into a glass jar. When cool, seal the jar and place it somewhere warm for 4-6 days, shaking it daily. (Keep for 2 weeks in the fridge).

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