Lemon, Chilli and Ginger Pickle

Name: Lemon, Chilli and Ginger Pickle
Ingredients: 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 5 green chillies, half sliced through; 5 fat limes or lemons (unwaxed); A saucepan of water; A dozen or so small pieces of peeled fresh ginger; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tbsp turmeric; 3 tsp salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

5 fat limes or lemons (unwaxed)
5 green chillies, half sliced through
½ tbsp

Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Boil the lemons or limes whole for one minute. Leave to cool, then cut into chunks.
Wash hands well. Rub turmeric, salt and sugar into the lemons, ginger and chillies. Handle carefully – it will burn your hands a bit.
Leave on a tray in a warming cupboard for forty-eight hours.
Place in a sterile container with a tight lid.
Add lemon