Lime Pickle

Ingredients
big size ripe lemon - 12 nos
salt - 2 tsp
chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp
gingelly oil - 2 tsp
mustard - 1/4 tsp
garlic flakes - 1 tsp
green chillies - 18 nos (split the end)
fenugreek - 1/4 tsp
water - 1/2 cup
vinegar - 2 tsp
sugar - 1 tsp

Method
1. Steam the lemon. When it is half cooked, wipe out the water from it.
2. Heat some gingelly oil and saute the lemon in a low flame and allow to cool.
3. Wipe out the excess oil from the lemon.
4. Cut each lemon into 8 pieces. Mix well with 1/4 cup of salt and keep aside.
5. Season mustard and fenugreek in 2 tsp of gingelly oil.
6. Saute the 4th ingredients and add water, vinegar and sugar into it.
7. When it boils, remove from fire and add the lemon pieces.
8. Mix well. Pickle is ready.

Quick Mango Pickle

Ingredients
mango 1 (big)
red chilli powder 1 tsp
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
asafoetida 1/4 tsp
vinegar 1/2 tsp
mustard seeds 1 tsp
whole red chillies 1-2
fenugreek 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
oil 1 tsp
curry leaves few

Method
1. Clean & cut the mangoes into small cubes.
2. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida, vinegar & salt.
3. Mix all these together. Heat oil in kadai.
4. Add cumin seeds, fenugreek, red chillies, curry leaves & mustard seeds.
5. Allow it to splutter. Once done, add it to the mangoes.
6. Check salt & spice & serve.