Nellikka Achar- നെല്ലിക്ക അച്ചാർ (Gooseberry Pickle / Amla Pickle)

നെല്ലിക്ക അച്ചാർ- Nellikka Achar / Amla Pickle/ Goose berry pickle

Fresh Nellikka / Goose berry

Ingredients

Nellikka ( നെല്ലിക്ക) / Gooseberry- 1/2 kg

Ginger (ഇഞ്ചി ) - 1 Inch piece finely chopped

Garlic (വെളുത്തുള്ളി ) - 1 bulb chopped

Fenugreek powder( ഉലുവ പൊടി )- 1/2 tea spoon

Mustard seed (കടുക് ) - 2 tea spoon

Red chilli powder (ചുവന്ന മുളക് പൊടി) n- 3 table spoon

Turmeric powder (മഞ്ഞൾപ്പൊടി) - 1/4 table spoon

Gingelly oil (നല്ലെണ്ണ)- 4-5 table spoon

Vinegar ( വിന്നാഗിരി )- 1 table spoon

Curry leaves (കറിവേപ്പില ) 

Salt (ഉപ്പ് )

Preparation

Cook Nellikka in a pot of water with 2 table spoon salt for 5 minutes. Make sure that it is not over cooked. Drain out water and keep the cooked Nellikka aside.

Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seed, add curry leaf and then ginger. Saute ginger until it turns slight brown and then add garlic to it. Don't let garlic to change colour, reduce flame to the lowest and add fenugreek powder, turmeric powder and then chilli powder, Mix all together and then add vinegar to the mix .Add cooked Nellikka( gooseberry) to it. Remove seeds of nellikka if required. Mix all together for 2 minutes and switch off the flame. The pickle is ready, Keep pickle  in a  closed dry container after getting cooled for long life.

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