Usirikaya pachadi | Amla chutney | Gooseberry chutney
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Amla thokku is made of fresh amla, indian gooseberry and red chillies.
Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
- 1 cup of chopped amla/ usirikaya pieces
- 2 tbsp. Sesame seeds or 1 tbsp. chana dal and 1 tbsp. urad dal
- 4 to 5 red chilies (adjust more or less as needed)
- ½ tsp cumin
- Salt to taste
Tempering
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- ¼ tsp mustard
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp sesame seeds (optional)
- ¼ tsp urad dal/ minapapappu
- 1 broken chilli
- Pinch of hing
How to make the recipe
- Roast sesame seeds lightly or chana dal and urad dal till golden on a medium flame. Set aside to cool.
- Fry red chilies in 1 tsp oil and set aside, add cumin to the hot chilies.
- Fry amla pieces in the same pan on a medium high flame for 3 to 4 mins, do not burn them.
- Powder the sesame seeds first and add red chilies and cumin. Grind to powder.
- Once cool, add the usirikaya pieces and salt to the same blender and grind to smooth. Do not add water.
- Add oil to the same pan used for frying amla.
- Add mustard, cumin, dal, red chili. Fry until the dal turns golden. Add curry leaves and sesame seeds if using. Spirnkle hing. Pour this to the usirikaya pachadi and mix.
- Serve with plain rice and ghee.
