Usiri Avakaya

Name: Usiri Avakaya
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 50g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 150g Sesame Oil; 5g methi powder; 40g mustard powder; 45g salt; 3g Turmeric Powder; 500g Amla / Indian Gooseberry; 25g Garlic; 4g Mustard Seeds (Black); 0.5g Asafoetida

Amla (Indian gooseberry) pickle in mustard-chilli paste. Vitamin C-rich AP winter pickle.

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Time 20 min · Serves 12 · 164 kcal · Andhra Pradesh

Ingredients

Main

Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 50 g
Sesame Oil — 150 g
methi powder — 5 g
mustard powder — 40 g
salt — 45 g
Turmeric Powder — 3 g
Amla / Indian Gooseberry — 500 g
Garlic — 25 g

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 4 g
Asafoetida — 0.5 g

Method

Wash amla and wipe fully dry with a cloth.
Steam amla for 5 minutes till they crack slightly.
Cool, split into segments and remove the seeds.
Mix chilli powder, mustard powder, methi powder, turmeric, salt and peeled garlic.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds and hing. Let it cool fully.
Mix amla with the spice mix and the cooled oil.
Fill in a clean dry jar. Rest 3 days before eating.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Usiri Avakaya?: 164 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 20 min.

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