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Gooseberry Rice-Nellikai Sadam Recipe-Amla Rice

January 30, 2013 by PadhuSankar 16 Comments

Gooseberry also called amla is a wonder fruit because it has all the goodness required to maintain good health. It has the richest source of vitamin C. A single gooseberry contains 20 times more vitamin C than that of an orange. It helps to prevent cold and cough if included in our diet regularly. It also helps to remove toxins from our body. A simple way by which you can increase the intake of Vitamin C is by including the Indian gooseberry regularly in your diet in the form of juice, raitas, pickles, gooseberry powder, rice etc. Today we will learn how to make the gooseberry rice following this easy recipe. This is more or less similar to lemon rice in taste.

Gooseberry rice
Gooseberry and gooseberry rice with potato

Nellikai Sadam Recipe

Prep time – under 10 mins
Cook time – under 10 mins
Serves -1

Ingredients needed

Gooseberry finely chopped – 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp ( adjust according to your taste)
Cooked rice – 2 cups
Turmeric powder – a generous pinch
Oil – 1 tbsp + 1 tsp of oil for mixing with rice (sesame seed oil preferable)

For the seasoning

Mustard – 3/4 tsp
Urad dal – 1 1/2 tsp
Bengal gram/kadali paruppu – 1 tsp
Red chillies -2
Green chillies -1 (slit)
Ginger – 1/2 inch piece finely  chopped
Hing – generous pinch
Curry leaves – few

Preparation

Wash and chop gooseberry into fine pieces. Discard the seeds.

Cook rice in such a way that each grain is separate. Take 2 cups of cooked rice, add a tsp of sesame seed oil and spread it on a plate to cool. For this recipe we have used 2 cups of cooked and cooled rice. You can use leftover rice also for this. Keep the rice ready.

Method

Heat a tbsp of oil , add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add channa dal (bengal gram), urad dal, red chillies and hing.

Saute until dal turns golden brown, then add green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, turmeric powder and saute for a few seconds.

Now add finely chopped gooseberry, salt needed and cook till soft.

Once the gooseberry is cooked, add the cooked rice and mix gently. Switch off the flame.Check for salt.

Serve with papads, appalams, homemade potato chips or potato curry or yam curry. It also makes a perfect lunch box recipe.

Include gooseberry in your diet and enjoy its health benefits.

Note– You can add fried peanuts or cashew nuts if preferred.

More Gooseberry recipes

Gooseberry Pickle

Amla Raita (Nellikai pachadi)

Tit bits

Do you know that Gooseberry oil helps to stop hair fall, nourishes the hair and prevents premature grey hair. Learn how to make gooseberry oil.
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Comments

  1. Priya

    January 30, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Wat a healthy and tangy rice,love to finish the whole bowl.

    Reply
  2. revathi

    January 30, 2013 at 10:38 am

    I love gooseberries… and I love this recipe..:)
    Reva

    Reply
  3. Prathima Rao

    January 30, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Delcious & lip smacking rice!!Nice presentation…
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  4. Helen Prabha

    January 30, 2013 at 11:01 am

    Wow…yummy….& bright…:-)

    Helen
    http://myworldmyhome2012.blogspot.in

    Reply
  5. Vidya Chandrahas

    January 30, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Very delicious healthy rice.

    Reply
  6. Veena Theagarajan

    January 30, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    My favourite recipe

    Reply
  7. Sangeetha Priya

    January 30, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Healthy n delicious one pot meal!!! loved it!!!

    Reply
  8. WeR SAHM

    January 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    the procedure looks similar like lemon rice what we prepare usually and so must be tasting same and will try this style soon…tq

    Reply
  9. Suja Manoj

    January 30, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    Beautiful rice,looks so tempting

    Reply
  10. divya

    January 30, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    too good ..slurrppp

    Reply
  11. 1-2Punch

    January 30, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    sounds very tasty, and so beautifully prepared, great photo!

    Reply
  12. Sudha Sabarish

    January 30, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Healthy one pot meal

    Reply
  13. Sireesha Puppala

    January 30, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Innovative rice goo one book marked

    Reply
  14. pria

    January 31, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    we love nellikka a lot, never heard of nelikka rice.
    looks yum

    Reply
  15. Ramy

    June 16, 2013 at 7:49 am

    Good site.. nellikkai is one of the fruits from heaven! I praise it as God's gift for us!

    Reply
  16. Indumathy V

    March 7, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Very tasty
    My family loved it

    Reply

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