All of us would have heard about the various benefits of amla/nellikayi/gooseberry especially for hair as it is rich in Vitamin A. But on occasions when we do procure nellikayi/amla during season we might not find many dishes to make out of it. It is actually quite a versatile berry used to make sweet, spicy and savoury dishes. It can be made into pickles, jam, a flavourful bhaat, pies, chutney etc. Here’s a recipe of a chutney which my mother makes in a jiffy. The stone ground version of it will be very tasty.
Nellikayi Chutney | Amla Chutney | Gooseberry Chutney
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Coarsely ground tangy nellikayi/amla chutney
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1 small bowl or ½ Cup
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
- In a mixer jar, add coconut
- Add green chilli and curry leaves
- Add grated ginger
- Add pulp of nellikayi/amla or grated nellikayi/amla
- Add black pepper and salt
- Grind all into a coarse paste without water
- Make tadka of methi, jeera, red chilli and hing
- 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
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
Stepwise:
In a mixer jar, add coconut
Add green chilli and curry leaves
Add grated ginger
Add pulp of nellikayi/amla or grated nellikayi/amla
Add black pepper and salt
Grind all into a coarse paste without water
Make tadka of methi seeds, jeera, red chilli and hing
Pour over chutney and serve it as side dish with hot rice
