Organic lemon pickle without Oil

Homemade pickles not only taste better, but they are more flavourful and authentic. They take us down the memory lane, when our nanis and dadis used to make pickles at home, and that too in large quantities so it could be shared with extended family members. As far as I remember my nani never had any measurements for the ingredients, she would always say "just little bit of this" and "handful of that". Surprisingly the recipes would turn out exactly the same each time, I guess that's because the secret ingredient was always love. Just like the homemade pickles lasts for years, why can’t this culture of DIY too? Ingredients: 3kg Lemons 400gram Salt 50gram Black pepper powder 50gram Carom seeds 50gram Red chili powder powder 2kg Sugar Recipe: - Cut medium sized lemons. - Add 400g salt, 50g black pepper powder, 50g carom seeds & 50g red chilli powder. - Mix all the ingredients so that the spices mix well with the lemons. - Transfer to a clean and dry ceramic container. - Leave the container in the sun for 7 days or until lemons have become tender. - When the pickle becomes tender, add 2 kgs of sugar to it. - Leave the container in the sun for a day or 2 till sugar dissolves completely. - You lemon pickle is now ready. Enjoy!