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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

NELLIKAI AVAKKAI OORUGAI-TYPE 3/GOOSEBERRY PICKLE/AMLA ACHAR



INGREDIENTS:

Gooseberry wedges - 8 cups
Turmeric powder - 1/8 cup
Chilli powder - 1/2 cup
Sea salt (powdered) - 3/4 cup
Mustard seeds powder - 1/2 cup
Fenugreek powder - 1 tsp.
Hing - 1/4 tsp.
Gingelly oil (Sesame Oil) - 2 or 3 cups

METHOD:

Wash and wipe each gooseberry with a clean white cloth . When dry, cut gooseberries into wedges.

Take a wide vessel, and mix all the ingredients (except gooseberries). Mix well and then add the gooseberry wedges. Again mix well till all the wedges are coated. Transfer it to a clean porcelain jar OR sterile bottle and add some more oil till the pickle is immersed. Mix well daily with a long spatula for 5 or 6 days. Hot and spicy nellikai avakkai is ready in a week. NOTE : Always use a dry spoon to take out the pickle.

16 comments :

  1. Salivating here..super tempting oorugai again Akka.

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  2. looks so nice and best to have with curd rice..

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  3. just watering...looks perfect :)

    http://eezy-kitchen.blogspot.com/

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  4. this pickle recipe is awesome and finger licking

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  5. Tasty and tangy looking pickles.

    Deepa

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  6. Delicious pickle.. We too make like this :)

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  7. seeing so many pickle recipes around..each one is super tempting..yumm

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  8. Very tempting, too good with some curd rice..

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  9. Love gooseberry achar... it's so testy and tangy....

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