Gooseberry Juice Recipe - Whole Gooseberry Juice
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with amla (nellikai/ gooseberry), turmeric powder (haldi), salt - to taste. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making Nellikai Rasam, into the pressure cooker, add the whole alma/ nellikai along with 1/2 cup of water, turmeric powder and salt
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastetamarind water(1/2 cup)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 2
Pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles and turn off the heat
- 3
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 4
Cook the toor dal in a pressure cooker along with 1 cup of water for 4 whistles and turn off the heat
arhar dal (split toor dal) - cooked(1/4 cup)tamarind water(1/2 cup) - 5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 6
Once done, open the cooker and mash the dal well
- 7
Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat; add the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle
ghee(1 tablespoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add the asafoetida ginger, garlic, and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds
asafoetida (hing) - a pinch(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - mashed(4)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(6) - 9
Add the green chillies, tomato puree, tamarind water, cooked alma, cooked toor dal, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and sugar to taste
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastearhar dal (split toor dal) - cooked(1/4 cup)green chilli - slit(1)tamarind water(1/2 cup)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(6) - 10
Add 1 cup of water and bring the rasam to a brisk boil for 4 to 5 minutes until you notice that it is frothing around the edges
tamarind water(1/2 cup) - 11
Once boiled enough, check the taste of the Nellikai Rasam and adjust the salt and spices accordingly
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 12
Turn off the heat and transfer the Nellikai Rasam to a serving bowl and serve hot
- 13
Serve Nellikai Rasam along with Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam, Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe and Spiced Buttermilk for a weekday lunch
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Gooseberry Juice Recipe - Whole Gooseberry Juice
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with amla (nellikai/ gooseberry), turmeric powder (haldi), salt - to taste. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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13 steps- 1
To begin making Nellikai Rasam, into the pressure cooker, add the whole alma/ nellikai along with 1/2 cup of water, turmeric powder and salt
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastetamarind water(1/2 cup)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 2
Pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles and turn off the heat
- 3
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 4
Cook the toor dal in a pressure cooker along with 1 cup of water for 4 whistles and turn off the heat
arhar dal (split toor dal) - cooked(1/4 cup)tamarind water(1/2 cup) - 5
Allow the pressure to release naturally
- 6
Once done, open the cooker and mash the dal well
- 7
Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat; add the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle
ghee(1 tablespoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon) - 8
Add the asafoetida ginger, garlic, and curry leaves and saute for a few seconds
asafoetida (hing) - a pinch(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - mashed(4)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(6) - 9
Add the green chillies, tomato puree, tamarind water, cooked alma, cooked toor dal, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and sugar to taste
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to tastearhar dal (split toor dal) - cooked(1/4 cup)green chilli - slit(1)tamarind water(1/2 cup)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)kashmiri red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesprig coriander (dhania) leaves - chopped(6) - 10
Add 1 cup of water and bring the rasam to a brisk boil for 4 to 5 minutes until you notice that it is frothing around the edges
tamarind water(1/2 cup) - 11
Once boiled enough, check the taste of the Nellikai Rasam and adjust the salt and spices accordingly
salt - to tastesalt - to taste - 12
Turn off the heat and transfer the Nellikai Rasam to a serving bowl and serve hot
- 13
Serve Nellikai Rasam along with Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam, Kovakkai Poriyal Recipe and Spiced Buttermilk for a weekday lunch
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