Lemon Juice | Summer Specials!

This is my favourite drink. In my office, the pantry guys used to make it perfectly, so always used to ask one more! I miss them all in Bangalore. Summer has started and this drink will be refreshing. I am sure this is the topper of all Fresh Juices.

Serves - 1 to 2 pax.

Ingredients
Lemon/lemonade/Nimbu/Elamichai - 1no
Chilled water - 1 glass
Sugar -  1 tablespoon
Salt - a pinch
Elachi/Cardamom powder - a pinch
Ice cubes as required

Preparation Method
In a vessel, squeeze the lemon, add water, sugar, salt and elachi powder. Mix well and strain it.

Serve with a slice of lemon and ice cubes.

Lemon Juice is ready to serve.

Lemon Pickle

This has been lying in my drafts since long time....Pickles time....My in laws like pickles a lot, so this Lemon Pickle is for them. Even though I don't eat pickles, I have stock for my family.

Ingredients
Lemon - 20 nos(Nice yellow in colour)
Red Chilli Powder - 2 tablespoons(As per your taste)
Oil - 1/2 cup (any cooking oil I use Gingely Oil/Nalla Yennai or Olive Oil)
Mustard - 1/2 tspn
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Venthayam podi/Fenugreek seeds powder - 1/2 tspn
Salt as required


Preparation Method
Wash, wipe and cut lemon into small squares. In a glass bowl or porcelein bowl, add lemon, salt and red chilli powder. Mix and leave it for 1 to 2 hours.
Then season it with oil, mustard wait till it splutters. Off the stove add Hing(Asafotida) and venthaya podi.
Mix well and leave it for a day. Keep mixing in intervals with a wooden or plastic spoon.

Yummy Lemon Pickle is ready. A perfect for curd rice/Kootu rice.

Notes: - For longer shelf life store in refridgerator. - If you are using steal spoon, do not leave it in the box as it will rust.