Citron Pickle (Dabbakaya Pachadi)

Hello Foodies, today my special recipe is South Indian famous traditional pickle"Dabbakaya Pachadi/Citron Pickle". "Dabbakya" is a very famous fruit that tastes similar to Lemon. This is a seasonal fruit, mostly in the month of August-November. It belongs to the citrus family. It looks like a lemon, but big in size. It has a sour taste. The skin will be in bright yellow color and is very rough and thick. I used to try different varieties with this fruit like Dabbakaya rice(Dabbakaya Pulihora with dabbakaya juice), Dabbakaya tokku pachadi, Dabbakaya rasam. This pickle is traditionally eaten with hot rice and a dollop of ghee. Let us see the ingredients required and the procedure to make this Pickle.

Ingredients:

Citron fruit   - 4 big sized -for chunks

Citron fruit - 2 big size - for juice

Salt -250gms

Red Chilli Powder- 250 gms

Turmeric powder-1 tbsp

 Ajwain   -  1 1/2 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds    - 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds        - 1 tbsp

Procedure :

1. Wash the Citron fruit thoroughly and dry them.

2. Cut them into chunks of medium size(or your choice).

3. Take 2 big Citron fruit, cut into 2 big halves, squeeze the juice into a bowl.

4. Now add cut chunks of Dabbakayalu into a big plastic bowl.

5. Add salt and turmeric powder, ajwain, and the juice squeezed,

    mix them properly.

6. After mixing thoroughly,  transfer these contents into a tightly covered container and leave at least 7 days before you start using them.

7. After 7-10 days, take the pachadi from the container, add red chilly powder, mix them properly.

8. Heat a pan, add 3 tablespoons of fenugreek seeds, 1 spoon of mustard seeds, fry them separately until a nice aroma comes out, transfer this to a mixie jar and grind it into a fine powder.

9. Now add this powder to the above Dabbakaya Pachadi mix. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with the help of hands.

10. Transfer this pickle into an air-tight glass or plastic container.

11. Serve it with hot rice and ghee.

  

Health Note :

Take tender dabbakaya leaves, tear them, mix these leaves into buttermilk, add salt, a pinch of black salt now mix thoroughly all the ingredients and keep aside for a few minutes. A very refreshing, cooling "Dabbakaya Buttermilk" is ready which is good for health in hot summer.

Hope you all enjoyed my spicy, tangy "Dabbakaya Pachadi"!! Please leave your comments here.