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    Neer Nellikai Recipe

    July 25, 2022 By Aarthi 1 Comment

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    Neer Nellikai Recipe with step by step pictures. Gooseberries has innumerable health benefits,so include it in any form in your regular diet. This tastes best with curd rice.

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    Neer Nellikai Recipe

    I love making pickles, because they transform any simple meal into a tasty one. Whenever i dont have time to make lunch, i used to have a pile of rice, curd and pickles..YUM YUM..

     
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    Ingredients for Neer Nellikai

    • Gooseberry - 15 to 20
    • Water as needed to cover the gooseberry
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tbsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp

    For Seasoning:

    • Oil - 2 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp

    For Roasting and Grinding:

    • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ½ tsp
    • Dry Red Chillies - 6 to 8
    • Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli - 6 to 8
     
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    This pickle is my all time favourite. Grandma used to make this. But she dont add those spice powders, she make it with ginger, green chilli and gooseberry which is covered with water and salt. YUM YUM..
     
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    This pickle is so tasty, the water from the pickle is more tasty. I can drink it all by itself ..
     
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Neer Nellikai

    1. Take the roasting ingredients in a pan and roast till golden. Take it in a blender and powder them.
    2. Take gooseberry in a pot and cover with water. Add in salt and turmeric. bring it to a boil.
    3. Add in the powdered mix and sugar. Mix well and boil once more. Turn off the heat.
    4. Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard and asafoetida in it.
    5. Pour this over the gooseberry and mix well.
    6. Let this cool down. Now store this in a clean bottle in fridge.
     
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    Neer Nellikai Recipe

    Neer Nellikai Recipe with step by step pictures. Gooseberries has innumerable health benefits,so include it in any form in your regular diet. This tastes best with curd rice.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Pickles
    Cuisine Indian
    Calories 232 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 15 to 20 Gooseberry
    • Water as needed to cover the gooseberry
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tbsp Sugar
    • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • For Seasoning:
    • 2 tsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
    • For Roasting and Grinding:
    • ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi
    • 6 to 8 Dry Red Chillies
    • 6 to 8 Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli

    Instructions
     

    • Take the roasting ingredients in a pan and roast till golden. Take it in a blender and powder them.
    • Take gooseberry in a pot and cover with water. Add in salt and turmeric. bring it to a boil.
    • Add in the powdered mix and sugar. Mix well and boil once more.
    • Turn off the heat. Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard and asafoetida in it.
    • Pour this over the gooseberry and mix well.
    • Let this cool down. Now store this in a clean bottle in fridge.

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    Notes

    1)Always use clean spoon and bottle while handling this pickle.
    2)This pickle stays good for more than 10 to 15 days in fridge.
    Nutrition Facts
    Neer Nellikai Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 232 Calories from Fat 81
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 9g14%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Trans Fat 0.03g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
    Monounsaturated Fat 5g
    Sodium 25mg1%
    Potassium 899mg26%
    Carbohydrates 37g12%
    Fiber 5g21%
    Sugar 26g29%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 2614IU52%
    Vitamin C 392mg475%
    Calcium 42mg4%
    Iron 3mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Neer Nellikai Recipe Step by Step

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    First lets make the spice powder..
    Take fenugreek seeds in a pan
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    add in dry red chillies, i used kashmiri chill for colour, 
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    roast them till it turns golden
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    take them in a blender
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    crush them into a powder
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    Take washed gooseberry in a pan
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    cover it with water
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    add little turmeric
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    and some salt
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    put it on heat

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    bring it to a boil
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    add in the crushed powder
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    and little sugar
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    bring it to boil once 
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    Take it off the heat
     
     
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    Heat some oil in a small pan
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    add in mustard
     
     
     
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    and little asafoetida / hing
     
     
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    pour this over the pickle
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    Mix well
     
     
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    Leave this cool completely
     
     
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    take a clean jar
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    spoon the pickle in
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    yum
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    cover it and store it fridge 
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    Enjoy with curd rice
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