Amla Pickle

Amla Pickle is simple and easy accompaniment for Chapati or parathas. Try this version too. Gooseberry is healthy and loaded with nutrients. We can make variety of recipes using Amla. You can add fresh shredded Amla to Gravies and Sabzies too!

• Ingredients:
• 10-12 big Amla / Gooseberry  
• (cleaned,deseeded and chopped into fine pieces)
  
• 2 tsp grated jaggery or sugar

  

  Amla Pickle

• 8-10 red chillis
• Salt for taste
• oil
• 1 tsp methi/fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• Seasoning
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 10 fresh curry leaves
• 2-3 tsps oil
• Hing-pinch
• Fresh kalamiri

Method - In a pan, add oil, fry the finely chopped Amla for 5-7 mins. Cover and let it become soft. 

Meanwhile fry methi, red chillies, mustard seeds for 2-3 mins. Grind it into fine powder. 

Add this mixture in the cooked amla pan. Add salt, jaggery and mix well.

Prepare seasoning, add this to the amla pickle and mix well. 

Store the Amla pickle in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Kabul Kadale Carrot Kosambri

Kabul Kadale Carrot Kosambri /salad is a wonderful healthy combination. Easy to make. 

Kosambri or salad can be made with different kinds of raw and fresh vegetables and a dash of seasoning  try this version too.

Kabul Chana is chickpea variety, a nutritious, delicious legume variety.

Ingredients

• Boiled Kabul Kadale-1 cup finely chopped

  

  Kabul Kadale Carrot Kosambri

  
  
• Carrot - 1 cup grated.
• Gooseberry/Amla - 2 shredded
  
• Green chilies-2-3 finely chopped
• Few Coriander leaves Chopped 
• Salt as per taste

Seasoning

• Mustard -1/2 tsp
• Chana dal/Urad Dal-1 tsp
• Hing- pinch
• Curry leaves
• Oil-1 tsp

Method -

In a large bowl, mix the kabul kadale, carrot.  

Add salt, chillies and shredded amla and mix and toss well. 

Add seasoning and mix well. 

Enjoy Kabul Kadale Carrot Kosambri with Rasam rice, Chapati or just like that.

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Cucumber Corn Kosambri

Cucumber Corn Kosambri /salad is a wonderful healthy combination. Easy to make. 

Kosambri or salad can be made with different kinds of raw and fresh vegetables and a dash of seasoning   try this version too.

Ingredients

Cucumber Corn Kosambri

• Cucumber-1 cup finely chopped
• Sweet corn-1 cup (steamed)
• Carrot - 1 cup grated.
• Gooseberry/Amla - 2 shredded
  
• Green chilies-2-3 finely chopped
• Few Coriander leaves Chopped 
• Salt as per taste

Seasoning

• Mustard -1/2 tsp
• Chana dal/Urad Dal-1 tsp
• Hing- pinch
• Curry leaves
• Oil-1 tsp

Method -

In a large bowl, mix the corn, carrot, cucumber. Add salt, chillies and shredded amla and mix and toss well. Add seasoning and mix well. Enjoy with Rasam rice, Chapati or just like that.

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Amla Sandige Rice / Neelikayi Sandige Chitranna

Nellikai Sandige Chitranna is a easy seasoned rice variety with crushed crisps added to it.  Kids will definitely love it. Chitranna is a favorite South Indian Rice variety, you can make variety of chitranna aka one pot meal. 

This is a very simple one with goodness of Amla or Nellikai (gooseberry) in kannada. Amla is an immunity booster and is loaded with vitamins and nutrients and can be included in your diet regime.

Amla Sandige Rice / Neelikayi Sandige Chitranna

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rice (cooked)
• salt to taste
• Fried Sandige
• shredded amla -4-5

Seasoning

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2  tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp channa dal
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 6-7 cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp peanuts
• Hing pinch
• few Curry leaves
• Few coriander leaves
• Oil-2 tbsp
• Green chillies-1-3
• Fresh coconut grated

Method:  Cook rice and allow the rice to cool, spread it on a plate. Next heat oil in kadai, roast cashews and peanuts and keep it aside, next add the other items in seasoning, roast well, add the rice to this seasoning. Add the grated coconut, salt cashews and peanuts and mix well. Add the shredded amla / nellikai. Saute for 1-2 mins. Fry Sandige well. Crush them and add to the rice. Mix well. Garnish the rice with coriander leaves. 

Serve Neelikayi Sandige Chitranna hot .

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Amla Murubba

‘Amla or Nellikayi as we all know is said to be a super fruit loaded with nutrients. It is immensely beneficial for our health, hair, and skin. It helps to build immunity and delays aging. You can make various recipes using Amla.

Here is Amla Murubba. A perfect dish for your kids to enjoy with chapati. Enjoy this khatta Meeta yummy and deliciously sweet Amla recipe. 

Amla Murubba

Ingredients

• Amla grated-1 big cup
• Sugar-1/2 cup
• Water
• Cardamom Pwd/Elachi- 1 tsp
• Saffron- few strands

Method- Wash the amlas and grated it finely, discarding the seeds. Meanwhile dissolve sugar in water and make syrup. Keep it on low flame, stir in between. Add the grated amlas in this solution. Let it cook till the mix becomes thick.Add cardamom powder and saffron. 
Once cool, store it in glass jar.
Enjoy Amla Murubba with parathas rotis or bread.



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Nellikai Chitranna / Gooseberry (amla) Rice

Nellikai Rice or Gooseberry (Amla) Rice, Nellikai Chitranna is tangy rice-a simple pot meal. It gets its taste from the alma and spices. (an exclusive recipe of my MIL)

Chitranna is a favorite South Indian Rice variety, you can make variety of chitranna and almost daily and it will be enjoyed by all.

This is a very simple one with goodness of Amla or Nellikai (gooseberry) in kannada. Amla is an immunity booster and is loaded with vitamins and nutrients and can be included in your diet regime.

Nellikai Rice

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• Ingredients

1. Cooked Rice-1cup
2. Gooseberry(Nellikai)-7-8
3. Green Chillies – 5-6
4. (finely chopped)
5. Curry Leaves – few
6. Oil – 2 tsp
7. Mustard –1tsp
8. Jeera-1tsp
9. Hing-pinch
10. Ground nuts-2 tbsp
11. Urad dal – 1 tsp
12. Chana dal-1tsp
13. Salt-to taste
14. Coconut-1 tbsp(opt)

Method: 
Grate gooseberry or cut it into small pieces and grind it coarsely. 
Roast it in little oil. Allow the rice to cool, spread it on a plate. 
Next heat oil in kadai, roast  peanuts and keep it aside, next add the other items in seasoning, roast well, once done add the rice to this seasoning. 
Add the grated gooseberry, salt, coconut and peanuts and mix well.
Saute for 1-2 mins. Serve Nellikai Chitranna hot with Sandige.

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