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25 min — 15 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Nellikai Oorugai

Name: Nellikai Oorugai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 3g methi powder; 20g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 300g amla; 30g salt; 2g Turmeric Powder; 4g Mustard Seeds (Black); 60g Sesame Oil; 1g Asafoetida

Amla (gooseberry) pickle with mustard and fenugreek. Vitamin C-rich Tamil immune-boosting pickle.

Time 25 min · Serves 12 · 63 kcal · Central Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

methi powder — 3 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 20 g
amla — 300 g
salt — 30 g
Turmeric Powder — 2 g

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 4 g
Sesame Oil — 60 g
Asafoetida — 1 g

Method

Wash amla and wipe dry.
Steam amla till the segments separate easily.
Cool, split into segments and remove seeds.
Heat sesame oil. Add mustard seeds and hing.
Add amla, turmeric and salt. Stir for 2 minutes.
Switch off. Mix in chilli powder and methi powder.
Cool fully and store in a dry glass jar.
Rest for 2 days before eating.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Nellikai Oorugai?: 63 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 25 min — 15 min prep, 10 min cooking.

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