Uppu Nellikai Recipe | Salt Gooseberry in Brine
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.
Ingredients
- 15 Gooseberries large size
- 2 tablespoon Salt
- 1 litre Water
- 5 Green Chillies long variety
- ¼ cup Vinegar
Instructions
- 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.
- Add in gooseberries and set aside for 30 mins till it gets warm. 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.
- Cover with lid and set aside at room temperature for at least a day for the gooseberry to brine.
- Serve.
Notes
- 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.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Uppu Nellikai Recipe | Salt Gooseberry in Brine
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
8
% Daily Value*
Fat
0.01
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
0.001
g
0
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.001
g
Sodium
1475
mg
64
%
Potassium
3
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
2
g
1
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
0.01
g
0
%
Vitamin A
4
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
5
mg
1
%
Iron
0.02
mg
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.