Where can I get recipes using lime pickle as an ingredient?!
Answers: Bought a jar of lime pickle paste from Pataks. Thought it was a garnish but it's much too strong. Now I want to try it in some Indian recipes but I can't find any recipes. I put lime pickle in the internet search and I get recipes on how to make lime pickles, not using it in a recipe. Checked Pataks web site and it doesn't list any that I can see right off (again, tells me how to make it but not what to use it in). Does anyone know the name of any (easy) recipes I can try to use up my jar of lime pickle. If you haven't tried lime pickle, it's very hot and sour, very different, spicy yet refreshing. My husband says it's the hottest thing he ever tasted.
At this site:
http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archiv...
It goes well if mixed with the egg yolks of boiled eggs sliced into halves, to make some fancy deviled eggs!
I also like it as a topping on scrambled eggs.
It is also very good as a seasoning to cooked dal (lentils.) Put some dal and this pickle on some rice or in some naan bread, and it is a tasty dish!
Here is a good dal recipe:
http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cg...
It's popular as a topping for pappadoms too. Here's a pappadom recipe:
8 cups (1900ml) lentil flour
1 ts cracked black pepper
1 ts ground cumin seeds
1/2 ts salt
1/4 cup (60ml) water (or more if needed)
oil for frying
For 10 to 15 servings:
1. Mix flour, pepper, cumin and salt.
2. Add water and knead the dough until it is smooth. You may have to add some water, depending on the flour.
3. Split the dough into 10 or 15 balls.
4. Roll out one ball at a time to a very thin round layer on a slightly oiled surface.
5. Dry the papadums in the oven for an hour (at about 100?°C or 200?°F).
6. Right now you can keep them in an airtight container or something.
7. Fry the papadums in oil until they are crispy (not too brown!).
It goes well with Rasam. Here's a link to a Rasam recipe:
http://www.pachakam.com/recipe.asp?id=11...
It also is a good accompaniment to Sambar. Here's a link to a sambar recipe:
http://www.south-indian-recipes.com/samb...
You could also be creative and make some global fusion cuisine, by making something like black bean, egg, and lime pickle tacos! (Scramble eggs with some canned black beans, & put this cooked mix into tortillas. Use the lime pickle instead of hot salsa as a seasoning on the tacos.) I've made those and they are good! :)
I'm afraid I don't know of any recipes that use lime pickle - I only ever eat it smothered on pappadoms. It's a very acquired taste, unless you're Indian. Tell your husband he hasn't tasted one of my 'phal' curries!
such a coincidence, i jus saw a cookbook on lime pickle the other day at this website!
http://sg.88db. com/sg/Services/Ad.listing/food_entertai...