Sunday, February 24, 2013

Instant Gooseberry Pickle/ Nellikai Urugai



Here is another nellikai recipe. Yes I know, I had mentioned that I am not a lover of gooseberries. But just because I don’t like them, I can’t deprive my family of it. All except me in the family love gooseberries. So, after preparing the nellikai thokku, there were a few more gooseberries left, used those to prepare this instant pickle. This is my mom’s recipe and is liked by all. This pickle can be consumed as soon as you prepare it, but its shelf life is less. It tastes best with curd rice.





What you’ll need
  1. Gooseberry – 1Cup heaped, deseeded and cut into pieces
  2. Red Chilly Powder – ½ tbsp
  3. Salt to taste
  4. Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
  5. Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
  6. Oil – 2 tbsp
  7. Roast and powder
  8. Fenugreek Seeds – ¼ tsp
  9. Asafoetida – small piece

Method
  1. Heat a Kadai, dry roast the fenugreek seeds till they change colour and become red.
  2. Remove the roasted fenugreek and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in the same kadai, add the asafoetida, once it puffs up remove and place it along with the fenugreek.
  4. Powder the fenugreek and asafoetida in a mortar and pestle. Keep aside.
  5. In the same Kadai, add mustard seeds, once they splutter add the gooseberry pieces.
  6. Add turmeric powder and salt and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes or till the gooseberry pieces become slightly soft.
  7. Remove from heat and then add the red chilly powder and the powdered fenugreek and asafoetida.
  8. Mix well.
  9. Cool and store in airtight container.


Keep refrigerated. This pickle has a short shelf life. Stays good for about a week, when refrigerated.









24 comments:

Sangeetha Priya said...

Love this instant version, so delicious n beautiful presentation...

Ms.Chitchat said...

A real quick recipe, tasty too

chitchat

Torviewtoronto said...

looks fabulous

Unknown said...

Delicious Nellaikai pickle Kaveri Love it.

hotpotcooking said...

Yum pickle

Shylaja Praveen said...

Nellikai pickle looks mouth watering...

chef and her kitchen said...

I have a version in my drafts,would post soon...love this pickle

Akila said...

Yummy pickle... Bookmarked
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anjana said...

I love gooseberry pickle..your looks so tempting!

Unknown said...

Lovely Pickle... Nice clicks..

Aruna Manikandan said...

mouthwatering pickle...

Roshni said...

nothing like some pickles and curd rice... yummmmm

Unknown said...

wow tongue tickling pickle...

Shylaashree said...

mouth watering kaveri
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Unknown said...

Really such a D R O O L I N G recipe.

Nalini's Kitchen said...

Finger licking pickle,love the instant version,perfect with curd rice....

Hari Chandana said...

Woww.. looks simply amazing and tempting.. Love the presentation too.. Love it :)

Hema said...

Very tempting and love those pickle jars..

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

Super yummy and tempting pickles, best combo for curd rice

Vineetha Sush said...

loving ur pictures and the jar ! pickle looks so yummy :)

Julie said...

Healthy pickle,loved the cute jar..yummy tangy flavors,perfect with curd rice!!

Sona said...

lovely pics and tempting pickle. perfect with curd rice.

Priya Suresh said...

Yummyilicious and fingerlicking pickle, love to enjoy with a bowl of rice.

Shabbu said...

Tempting pickle..yummy..

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