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Nellikai Thokku Recipe | Gooseberry Thokku Recipe

Nellikai Thokku Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious spicy gooseberry thokku made with gooseberry, chilli powder, gingelly oil and spices.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • Gooseberry / Amla / Nellikai - 30 Medium ones
  • Oil - ¾ cup
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
  • Chilli powder - 6 tblspn or to taste
  • Salt - 5 tblspn or to taste
  • Jaggery / Sarkarai - ¾ cup or to taste

Instructions

  • Take Amla in a pot and cover them with water. Cook them for 15 mins till they are cooked. Drain them and separate them from seeds. Take them in a blender and make into a puree.
  • Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida and let them sizzle.
  • Add in chilli powder and mix well with the oil.
  • Add in pureed Amla and toss well with the oil.
  • Now add in salt, jaggery and mix well.
  • Keep this cooking till oil separates from the mixture. It will take around 20 to 30 mins
  • Now switch off the flame and let them cool down.
  • Store in an air tight container in fridge.
  • Serve with rice and curry or curd rice.
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