Naranga Curry is also known as Naranga Achar. An instant pickle made out of Indian curry lemon. This can be prepared and served instanly or you can store at room temperature for a week or under refrigerated condition for  month. When days go the peel soften and the pickle's taste increases.

      On an Onam Sadya there are many options for pickles. Mango, Gooseberry, Lemon pickles can be prepared. But this pickle gives an authentic touch to the whole platter. So i always prepare this pickle for Onam sadya.


Naranga Achar

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Cuisine: Kerala
Serves- 8

INGREDIENTS:

Naranga, chopped- 1 big
Ginger, chopped- 1 teaspoon
Green chilli, chopped-1
Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon
Tamarind- small gooseberry size
Jaggery 1/4 teaspoons
Asafetida- 1/4 teaspoon
Salt-to taste
Fenugreek powder/ Uluva podi- 1/4 teaspoon
Oil- 2 teaspoon

To Temper:
Oil- 2 teaspoons
Mustard seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
Dried red chilli, broken-1
Curry leaves- 1 strand


Curry Lemon Achar

PROCEDURE:


  • Wash the curry lemon and wipe them to dry. Chop the lemon into small pieces and remove the seeds as much as possible while chopping.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add chopped ginger and green chilli. Cook for a minute and add the chopped curry lemon and salt.
  • Cook till the flesh starts to become soft.
  • Add turmeric and chilli powder. Cook for  minute.
  • Soak the tamarind in quarter cup of water and extract the juice.
  • Add the tamarind water in to the curry lemon mixture and allow to boil. Add the powdered jaggery; cook till the raw taste of tamarind leaves and slightly thickens.
  • Add the Asafetida and cook for a minute and switch off the gas.
  • Add the fenugreek seed powder.(Slightly roast some fenugreek seeds and powder if you donot have fenugreek powder at home)
  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds once it splutter add the dried red chilli and curry leaves.
  • Add the tempering over the curry lemon pickle.
Wild lemon Achar


Kerala Nadan Vibavangal