

Indian Gooseberry or Amla can be attributed to the high vitamin C content. Amla enhances food absorption, balances stomach acid, fortifies the liver, nourishes the brain and mental functioning, supports the heart, strengthens the lungs, regulates elimination, enhances fertility, helps the urinary system, is good for the skin, promotes healthier hair, acts as a body coolant, flushes out toxins, increases vitality, strengthens the eyes, improves muscle tone and it acts as an antioxidant. It provides remedies for many diseases so it is widely used in ayurvedic medicines. It is said that Gooseberry does not loose its vitamin C content even when cooked,dried or powdered.
Athai makes pickle, thokku and jam with Nellikkai during the season. This is again Athai`s recipe with simple ingredients that make a great tasting pickle.
Ingredients:
- 500gms Nellikkai/Gooseberry ( big variety ) approx about 20
- 30 red chillies
- lemon size tamarind
- 2 tablespoon mustard
- ½ tablespoon fenugreek
- 1½ tablespoon salt
- ½ cuo oil ( Idhayam oil )
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon mustard for seasoning
Procedure:
1. Wash and clean the Nellikkai /Gooseberry well. Dry them with a towel or paper towel. Grind to a coarse paste in a mixer as shown
2.Heat a kadai and dry roast the mustard, fenugreek and chillies. When cool grind in a mixer to a powder.
3. Soak tamarind and extract thick pulp from the tamarind and set aside.
4. Heat oil in kadai/pan and mustard and when it splutters, add the Nellikkai. Saute for about 5 minutes.
5. Now add the powder, salt and mix well. Keep stirring well for 5 minutes.
6. Now add the tamarind extract and mix well.
7. Simmer on low heat stirring until thokku consistency as shown and oil starts to separate. Store in a clean dry glass bottle or container.
TIPS: Use red chillies according to your taste. Pickles are usually very spicy and salty with lot of oil. Oil and salt helps in preserving the pickle for a long time.
Gr8 ..looks yum and nice pics
ReplyDeleteYummy , tangy and tempting pickle
ReplyDeleteLove gooseberry in any form.. the thokku looks real lovely and droolworthy...
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It is really a yummy dish ... very informative post...
ReplyDeleteReva
Great recipe. I am literally drooling- no kidding :)
ReplyDeleteWow such a mouth-watering recipe!!
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Thokku looks yummy and tempting, bookmarked it!
ReplyDeleteSlurp, mouthwatering here..;seriously am drooling here..
ReplyDeletelooks so yummy! nice step by step pics too!
ReplyDeletethough my mom makes this, i never attempted on my own.Excellent presentation and recipe sounds so well
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteWe don't get the fresh one, that looks so tasty this thokku!
ReplyDeleteNellikai thokku is very new to me,always make it pachadi or pickle,sounds super yumm! Lovely click as always!
ReplyDeletevery tempting n perfect with curd rice!!lovely click!
ReplyDeleteoh wow..you are on a pickle making spree I guess ..enjoy..wonderful recipe
ReplyDeleteim a gr8 fan of nellikkai....so bookmarking this recipe...superb...
ReplyDeleteIts so yummy I have a packet of frozen nelikkai...I am always lazy to thaw it out and make the thokku!!! Lovely clicks!
ReplyDeleteShobha
lovely click, I love nelikkai thokku, well, I don't get them here very often
ReplyDeleteHi, Do you just remove the seeds from a fresh amla and grind them to a coarse state? No boiling / sauting, nothing?
ReplyDeleteSangeetha,
ReplyDeleteThere is no boiling involved but in in step 4 I have mentioned to saute the ground gooseberry for about 5 minutes. Hope this helps.
Looks yummmy but i have a doubt on the amount of oil required.
ReplyDeleteI have updated the quantity. Its 1/2 a cup of oil. Thank you for letting me know.
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Amla is very healthy fruit that has less fat and high carbohydrates. I have been looking for the Amla pickle for few days, the making process of this pickle is so delicious thank you for that. I have ordered the pickle from Sitara foods which tastes superb.
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