Nellikayi Chutney | Amla Chutney | Gooseberry Chutney
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 small bowl or ½ Cup
 
Coarsely ground tangy nellikayi/amla chutney
Ingredients
  • 4-5 medium sized grated or pulped gooseberries/amla
  • ¼ Cup packed grated coconut
  • ½" piece ginger grated
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 4-5 powdered black peppercorn/kali mirch
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • Crystal sea salt (kalluppu) to taste
For Tadka:
  • ½ Tsp menthya/methi seeds
  • ¼ Tsp jeera
  • 1 broken dry red chilli
  • A pinch of asafoetida/hing
  • 1 Tsp oil
Method
  1. In a mixer jar, add coconut
  2. Add green chilli and curry leaves
  3. Add grated ginger
  4. Add pulp of nellikayi/amla or grated nellikayi/amla
  5. Add black pepper and salt
  6. Grind all into a coarse paste without water
  7. Make tadka of methi, jeera, red chilli and hing
  8. Pour over chutney and serve it as side dish with hot rice
Notes
If the gooseberries are sour add a small piece of jaggery/gur

I had soft seedless gooseberries, if you have hard ones grating them will be easier but mind the seed inside it

Add more green chilli if you want
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/nellikayi-chutney/