Name: Spicy Gooseberry Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 125 g Gooseberry (Nellikka/Amla); 2 nos Green chillies (sliced); 1/2 cup Shallots (Kunjulli); Asafoetida powder (A pinch, Kayam); Tamarind extract (squeeze in water to collect extract, Puli); 1/2 dsp Vinegar; 1/4 tsp Sugar; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek (Uluva); 1 sprig Curry leaves; Oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); 1/4 cup Coconut (grated); 1 1/2 dsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds; 3 cloves Garlic

Spicy Gooseberry Curry

Gooseberry/Amla, highly nutritional with immune boosting properties, is mixed with ground coconut and other ingredients.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

125 g Gooseberry Nellikka/Amla
2 nos Green chillies sliced
1/2 cup Shallots Kunjulli
Asafoetida powder A pinch, Kayam
Tamarind extract squeeze in water to collect extract, Puli
1/2 dsp Vinegar
1/4 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Fenugreek Uluva
1 sprig Curry leaves
Oil As reqd
Salt As reqd

To be ground:

1/4 cup Coconut grated
1 1/2 dsp Chilly powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
3 cloves Garlic

Instructions

For preparing spicy gooseberry curry, first heat some oil in a pan and saute gooseberries until cooked. Add shallots and green chillies and fry for a while. Remove the fried gooseberries and keep aside.
Meanwhile, grind the ingredients: grated coconut, chilly powder, turmeric, mustard seeds and garlic to a fine paste.
Heat the oil and splutter fenugreek and curry leaves.
Add the ground masala and fry well until oil accumulates on top.
Add fried gooseberries, shallots and green chillies. Pour required tamarind extract, asafoetida powder, vinegar and salt.
Boil the curry and simmer till thick and done.
Add sugar and remove spicy gooseberry curry from fire.