Gooseberry/Amla is an excellent source of vitamin C. In our home we have named this amla pachadi as “Vitamin C raita”. As you all know that Gooseberry has many health benefits. It improves eye sight, improves body’s resistance against diseases, a memory booster, slows down the aging process and lot more. It is also used in beauty products. Amla hair oil promotes and enriches hair growth, brings color and lustre to hair. So why not prepare this simple and instant gooseberry recipe and enjoy the health benefits of gooseberries. Today we will learn how to make Nellikai Pachadi-Amla Raita following this easy recipe.
Nellikai Thayir Pachadi-Amla-Gooseberry Raita Recipe
Prep Time : 15 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Side dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients needed
Gooseberry – 5
Green chilli – 1
Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
Curd/Yogurt – 1 cup (plain)
Salt as needed
Roasted jeera/cumin powder -a generous pinch (optional)
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves -few
Preparation
Cut gooseberries into small pieces and discard the seeds.
Method
Grind gooseberries, green chilli and coconut together with very less water.
Then mix curd and needed salt to it.
Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add curry leaves and pour it over the pachadi. Sprinkle freshly roasted cumin powder and serve it. I prefer this with curd rice.
More Gooseberry recipes
Gooseberry Pickle
Nellikai Sadam (amla rice)
Gooseberry Chutney
Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, until then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen
View Comments (43)
hey thats one healthy pachadi dear...nice colour.
Biny
healthy and nutritious raita
new recipe to me.Looks really nice.
cute presentation n healthy raita!!
yummy n new recipe n the presentation also superb!
Hardly can find gooseberries here! That raita simply yummy looking ya! Cute...;)
Hey this gooseberry raita looks interesting and healthy too.
It looks very good. Have to look for gooseberries!
What a creative dish:)
Healthy and yummy pachadi..thanks for the recipe.