Neer Nellikai Recipe / Gooseberry Pickle Recipe / Amla Pickle

Neer Nellikai

Ingredients
Gooseberry - 15
( Wash & pat them dry.I made slits all around each gooseberry this step is optional.Here i have used the frozen amla)
Salt - 1 tbsp
Water - 3 cups or more to cover the gooseberry
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients dry roasted
Methi / Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tbsp
( If using dry red chillies then add 8 to 10 according to the hotness of the chilly )
Method
Dry roast above ingredients slightly.Cool & powder them to a semi coarse powder.Keep it aside.
Tempering
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp

Method
Take a sauce pan add salt,turmeric powder,gooseberry & water.
Boil this for 2 minutes & switch off the flame.
Today i have used frozen gooseberry so did not boil too much.When using fresh gooseberry boil it till its half cooked.For this recipe fresh gooseberry is better.
Now heat oil in a pan temper it with above mentioned ingredients.
Mix the tempering and the ground powder into the gooseberry liquid.
Mix well,cool and store it in a clean glass jar.
Store it in refrigerator.


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