Usirikaya Pachadi / Dry Gooseberry Pickle
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As Amla has various health benefits , I prepared a recipe often suggested by my grandmother.This is a preserved version of amla/gooseberry pickle. This pickle is mixed with plain steamed rice and consumed as a first course of meal.
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Ingredients
- Dry Gooseberry /Amla - 2 cups
- Water - To soak the amla
- Salt - 3/4 cup
- Asafoetida - 2 pinches
- Green chillies - 3
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Black gram - 1 teaspoon
- Coriander seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Fenugreek seeds - 3/4 teaspoon.
- Curry leaves - For seasoning
- Oil - 2 tablespoon.
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Instructions
- Soak the amla/ gooseberry in water for 8 hours.
- Drain the water and grind the amla along with salt into a fine paste. Store this in a jar.
- To prepare for few servings, heat oil in a pan. Add all the above listed spices and saute them till they turn light brown.
- Switch off the flame and grind it into a powder. Take small amounts of the preserved pickle and add this to the grounded powder. Blend this again into a fine paste.This can be stored for a month or so.
- Serve with hot steamed rice by pouring warm ghee.
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Goodness of Alma in such a simple and traditional recipe.
Very nice gooseberry also contain vitamin C
Well said, Abhinetri…Amla has multitude of health benefits. And our grandmums were truly in touch with nature and how to use our traditional food resources intelligently.