Nellikai Arachu Kalakki / Nellikkai Thayir Pachadi / Gooseberry Curd Salad

Name: Nellikai Arachu Kalakki / Nellikkai Thayir Pachadi / Gooseberry Curd Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Coconut (fresh gratings); 5 Green Chillies (nos); Nellika (amla (preserved in brine in salt water) - 7 nos nellika); 1-2 tsp Salt (if you are using brined gooseberry or mango use less salt. add less, or as per taste); 1/2 cup Fresh Beaten Curds - Â½ Cup (fresh beaten curds); small Onions (optional nos); Seasoning (for); 1 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; 2 Red Chillies (nos); 1 leaves Curry

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About Nellikai Arachu Kalakki / Nellikkai Thayir Pachadi / Gooseberry Curd Salad

Arachukalaki is a traditional Kerala recipe. Arachu kalakki or Thayir pachadi is a curd based gravy prepared using kanni manga (baby mango) or nellika (amla / Indian gooseberry) preserved in brine (salt water) or chenai (yam) ground with green chillies, and coconut, tempered with mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves. This is served with white rice, idlis, sevai(rice noodles). In Tamilnadu this is called Nellikai Thayir Pachadi, where fresh gooseberries are used. This is an another easy one and a two in one recipe can be used for breakfast and lunch.Cooking is not needed.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Served AsBrunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings - 2

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup Coconut fresh gratings
▢ 5 Green Chillies nos
▢ Nellika amla (preserved in brine in salt water) - 7 nos nellika
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt if you are using brined gooseberry or mango use less salt. add less, or as per taste
▢ 1/2 cup Fresh Beaten Curds - Â½ Cup fresh beaten curds
▢ small Onions optional nos
▢ Seasoning for
▢ 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
▢ 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
▢ 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
▢ 2 Red Chillies nos
▢ 1 leaves Curry

Instructions

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In a mixer jar add amla, coconut gratings, green chillies, small onions and two tablespoons of water and grind to a smooth paste.
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Mix well with the beaten curd.
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Season with mustard seeds, methi seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.
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Serve with white rice, rice noodles, idlis etc.

Recipe Notes

Arachu kalakki or Thayir pachadi can be prepared using kanni manga (baby mango) instead of nellika (amla / Indian gooseberry)

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4 Comments

Divya Preet

November 13, 2023 / 9:53 pm Log in to Reply

What a delicious idea! Thanks for sharing.
Saurabh Singh

September 24, 2019 / 9:10 am Log in to Reply

This looks incredible! I need to try it.
Shally Rastogi

June 23, 2017 / 11:06 pm Log in to Reply

This looks delightful! Thanks for the recipe.
Jessy Saha

May 16, 2015 / 8:24 am Log in to Reply

Such a perfect dish! Thank you.