Uppu Nellikai Recipe

Uppu Nellikai recipe with step-by-step pictures. Gooseberries in brine is the easy and tasty way to preserve goose berries for a long time. 

Uppu Nellikai Recipe

Uppu nellikai recipe is a very simple process of preserving gooseberries in brine. The method is basic but you have to follow few tips and tricks so the nellikai doesn’t spoil. 

About Uppu Nellikai Recipe

Nellikai in brine is a simple way to preserve gooseberries. This same method can be used for carrots, cucumbers, pineapples. This method is from kerala and is easy to follow as well.

Washed and dried gooseberries are preserved in water and salt solution. You can make this in under 5 to 10 mins. The brining process takes maximum 2days. You can start consuming this within one or 2 days. Vinegar can be used or skipped. But I like to use vinegar because it helps in preserving the gooseberries without spoiling it. 

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Ingredients for Uppu Nellikai Recipe

• Gooseberries
• Salt
• Water
• Vinegar
• Green chillies
• Optional, Ginger can be used.

How to Make Uppu Nellikai

Pre-preparations

Wash and dry gooseberries. Make sure the gooseberries are completely dry. Set aside.  Bring water to boil in a sauce pan. Add salt in the water. Once it starts to boil, switch off the flame. 

Preserving Gooseberries

Add in gooseberries and set aside for 30 mins till it gets warm.

Storing

Now take a clean and dry glass or ceramic jar with a lid. Pour the water with gooseberries into the jar. Add in green chillies and vinegar. 

Brining

Cover with lid and set aside at room temperature for at least a day for the gooseberry to brine.  Serve.

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Uppu Nellikai Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

1)Wash and dry gooseberries. Make sure the gooseberries are completely dry. Set aside. Bring water to boil in a sauce pan. Add salt in the water. Once it starts to boil, switch off the flame. 

2)Add in gooseberries and set aside for 30 mins till it gets warm.

3)Add in gooseberries and set aside for 30 mins till it gets warm.

4)Now take a clean and dry glass or ceramic jar with a lid. Pour the water with gooseberries into the jar.

5)Slit green chillies

6)Add in green chillies

7)Add in vinegar.

8)Cover with lid and set aside at room temperature for at least a day for the gooseberry to brine. Serve.

Tips & Tricks

• Wash and dry the gooseberries completely. The gooseberry has to be dry, no water residue should be present. 
• The jar in which you are preserving the gooseberry has to be dry without any water which will extend the shelf life.
• Adding vinegar preserves the gooseberry and the water from fungus or mould formation.
• Always use dry spoon when taking gooseberry out, no wet spoons or hands should be used. You can use dry tongs as well.
• Sliced ginger can be added in the water.

Storage

This pickle can be stored at room temp for over a month. 

Serving Suggestions

This pickle can be served as a appetiser or a snack. It taste amazing.