Lime chutney

Preparation info
  • Quantity: approximately

    6 lb

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Curries & Bugles: A Memoir and Cookbook of the British Raj

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1990

  • About

In a way, this reminds me of the great and simple Moroccan preserved lemons because the tang of the rind and oils permeates the whole. It lingers on your palate as well.

Ingredients

  • 4 lb limes, quartered
  • 8 oz salt
  • 1 lb

Method

  1. Place the limes in something like a large, shallow washbowl and cover them with salt. Try to put them in the sun for 3 days in a row. If you cannot, then place them in a warm (very low) oven every day for about an hour. Whichever method you use, stir them several times a day.
  2. The day before you begin to make the chutney, place the raisins, chillies, ginger and