Thursday 10 November 2011

Nallikayi (Amla/Gooseberry) chutney

15 days after diwali comes thulasi pooja and on this people in Karnataka get a branch of gooseberry (amla) tree and decorate the thulasi plant and also do an arthi to the plant with 5 gooseberries. So after the arthi how does one use the gooseberries, simple I made this really yummy chutney out of them.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes


Ingredients:

1. Amla (gooseberries) 7-8 big ones
2. Dry red chillies (byadagi 5, guntur 6)
3. Mustard seeds 2 tsp
4. Oil
5. Fresh grated coconut 1/2 cup
6. Curry leaves
7. Salt
8. Jaggery a very little
9. Turmeric powder 1 tsp


Method:

1. Deseed the amla's after cutting them into small pieces.
2. In a mixer grind the cut amla, fresh grated coconut, turmeric, 1 tsp mustard seeds, jaggery and salt to a paste. (Let it be semi coarse and not too fine).
3. Heat oil in a kadhai and make seasoning of 1tsp mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Serve it with rice/chapathi/dosa.

Can be stored in refrigerator and used for about 3-4 days.






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