( Amla ) Nellikai Thambuli ( Gooseberry ) Recipe

Amla otherwise known as gooseberry ( or nellikai in kannada ) is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and so on. As amla is not available throughout the season, you will have to store it in a container after drying it in the sun. Its quality can be retained if it is dried in the shade. Gooseberry is very good for health since it has many medicinal properties. Amla being rich in fiber, helps to control the bowel movement and keeps constipation at bay. Since it contains lots of vitamin C it prevents premature  wrinkling of skin and helps to stay fit.

Tip : Scrap the amla and mix it with warm coconut oil and apply to the hair and scalp in order to stop premature greying of hair It also helps to control the dandruff.

How To Prepare Amla Thambuli ( Indian Soup ).

This is very simple and easy to prepare and the time taken to prepare this dish is around 15 minutes.

Ingredients For Amla Thambuli.

• Amla ( Gooseberry) - 7.

• Coconut scrapings  - 1 tsp.

• Green chilli - 1.

• Pepper corns - 4.

• Asafoetida - a small pinch.

• Salt - as required.

• Butter milk - 1/2 cup.

• Water - as required. 

• Jeera ( Cumin Seeds ) - 1 tsp

• Ghee - 1 tsp.

• For tadka ( seasoning) - 1 broken red chilli ( byadige ) ,1 tsp urad dal ( black gram ) 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, curry leaves - a few, and 1 tsp ghee.

Method  To Make Amla Thambuli.

• Wash Amla and scrap it with the help of a scraper and discard the seed.

• Heat a pan with ghee in it and add jeera ( cumin seeds ), pepper corns and saute for a minute.

• Now add scraped amla and coconut scrapings, green chilli and asafoetida. Fry for a minute. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

• Take a mixture jar and transfer all these fried items in to it.Add salt water and buttermilk to it.

• Run the mixer jar until the mixture is smoothly blended.

• Transfer it into a serving bowl.

• Finally add tadka to it. For this heat a small pan with ghee in it. Add all the tadka ingredients like broken red chilli, mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves in it . Leave it to crackle and then transfer it to the serving bowl.

Your nutritional and healthy Amla thambuli is ready to be served.!!!

Kitchen Masti Points.

1. If you find the thambuli mixture too thick, then add some more buttermilk and dilute it. 
2. While grinding, you can also add some coriander leaves for a different taste.
3. Coconut scrapings can be omitted, instead increase the quantity of amla and grind the mixture. 
4. Instead of green chill. red chilli can be used while grinding.

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