Nellikai Thokku/Gooseberry Thokku
Nellikai or Gooseberry or Amla whatever you call it,it has health beneits loaded in disguise.It is full of Vitamin C and can be consumed in many ways.I have one raita recipe and pickle called neer nellekai which is pickled juices with amla in my blog and in Bangalore it is available fresh and juicy
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 1cup | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10minutes |
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Ingredients
- 4tsps red chilliPowder |
- 1/2tsp fenugreekRoasted and ground powder |
- 1tsp turmericPowder |
- to taste salt|
- 1/2tsp asafoetida|
- 2tbsps sesame oil|
- 1tsp mustard|
- 1 cup water–
Instructions
- Boil gooseberries in water.Just immersing level would be enough.
- Once boiled and cooled take out seeds and put them in a blender.
- Grind without any pieces left over.
- Take a pan and add sesame oil.Add mustard followed by asaoetida.
- Add amla paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder and roast and ground fenugreek powder.
- Mix well so that it cooks and spices get amalgamated.Add salt now.
- Cook till oil leaves the sides
- Nellikai Thokku is ready.Serve with curd rice, roti or almost anything.
Recipe Notes
Notes.
You should always use fresh amlas for making pickles.
Adding crystal salt increases the shelf value of the pickle.
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Use clean spoon to take out the thokku.