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Vella Naranga Curry/Achar



Vella Naranga Curry/Achar

Vella Naranga Achar/lemon curry/pickle is a quick side dish  served during Sadhya. The  spiciness of this white lemon curry is from green chilly.The best chilly to use is kandari mulaku/bird eye chilly. They are small but quite spicy and imparts good flavor to this lemon pickle. These type of sadhya pickle and condiments are meant to instant recipes and that is served on the same day. So they do not have much shelf life. The lemon is first steamed or boiled to make the skin soft and bring out the lemon flavor and can be served immediately with rice.

Ingredients


Lemon- 6- 8 medium sized
Kandari muluku- 12
(or green chilly- 5 chopped)
Fenugreek powder- 1/2 tsp
Hing powder- 1/2 tsp
Ginger thinly sliced- 2 tbs
Garlic sliced- 2 tbs
Curry leaves- a few
Gingerly oil- 2 tbs
mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 1/2 tsp
salt to taste


Steam or boil the lemon till the skin is soft. If boiling take it before the skin cracks open. Allow it to cool, wipe dry and cut into pieces. Boil one cup of water and allow to cool a bit.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add chopped ginger,curry leaves,garlic and green chilly (make small slits on each) and saute till there is a nice aroma.
Add hing powder followed by sliced lemon. Add one cup of boiled water and salt. Reduce the flame and allow to simmer and thicken.Finally add sugar and fenugreek powder and mix. Allow this to cool down and transfer to air tight jar. You can store and refrigerate for about a week.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!
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  1. UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    Wow ! what an exotic dish. looks yum and a very unique recipe Suja

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  2. LavanyaApril 11, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Nicely made Suja
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  3. Saraswathi GaneshanApril 11, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Fantastic recipe and drool worth pickle..

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  4. Divya AApril 11, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    Looks like a super delicious dish a new one to me :) Nice clicks!!

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  5. Sanoli GhoshApril 11, 2013 at 10:54 AM

    Yummy and tangy dish. Looks irresistible one.

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  6. HemaApril 11, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    New and very interesting dish..

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  7. AJApril 11, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    Looks so yummy!

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  8. Priya SureshApril 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    Slurp..achar looks droolworthy and makes me drool.

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  9. Home Cooked foodApril 11, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    something different achar for me. nice flavors

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  10. TeenaApril 11, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    wow...lip smacking pickle!!! Great click as always :)

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  11. UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    hmmmm yummy looking achar..n a new one to me

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  12. PremaApril 11, 2013 at 4:40 PM

    very tempting pickle,yum!!!

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  13. divyaApril 11, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    look really tempting , i'm drooling

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  14. SonaApril 11, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    tempting delicious pickle.

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  15. ChitraApril 11, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    hmm, must be yummy..

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  16. Kaveri VenkateshApril 11, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Tongue tickling pickle...Looks so yum..would love to have with some curd rice

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  17. ShanaviApril 11, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Hey love this curry a lot, authentic kerala dishes..finger licking dish

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  18. MélangeApril 11, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Drooling here Suja..My all time fav pickle..Even we call it naranga curry..Yummy !

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  19. Sweet'n'SavouryApril 11, 2013 at 10:43 PM

    Lovely pickle..new for me

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  20. NishaApril 11, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Looks really tempting

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  21. Vidya ChandrahasApril 11, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    Mouthwatering and finger licking pickle.

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  22. ChitzApril 12, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    Mouth watering.. Am drooling.. One of my favs :)

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  23. cookingwithsapanaApril 12, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    looks incredible and easy too!

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  24. Nilu AApril 12, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    very tempting achar... I'm drooling... I'm a new blogger... Do visit my blog.. http://kitchenserenity.blogspot.in/

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  25. UnknownApril 12, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    Looks yummy,Suja! :)
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  26. ShellaApril 12, 2013 at 4:00 AM

    Have never had this or even seen this, but I really want to make it.

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  27. ShellaApril 12, 2013 at 4:06 AM

    I have never seen this pickle, but I really like the way it has been done, I will surely try it. Thanks for the recipe

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  28. ShriApril 12, 2013 at 5:24 AM

    Another favourite! Goes so well with rice/kanji.

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  29. JulieApril 12, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    Ravile thanne sadya orma vannu,kothipichuu ..love the tangy flavors in there,tongue tickling one!!

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  30. UnknownApril 12, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    looks so tempting suja.. want to try this..

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  31. aipiApril 12, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    That pickle made my mouth water, nice pics too!

    Puja

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  32. www.mahaslovelyhome.comApril 12, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    achar luks Yummy n mouthwatering!!
    MAHA

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  33. followfoodieeApril 12, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Very new to me dear . Tempting
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  34. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)April 13, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Mouth-watering pickle, the recipe sounds interesting!

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  35. UnknownApril 15, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    perfect pickle for rice.

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  36. SwathiApril 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    Adipoli naranga curry Suja,.

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