Sunday, November 30, 2014

Gooseberry / Nellikkai Thokku

                          Nellikkai Thokku was tried by me for the first time only today as my sister in law gave me some fresh Nellikkais, passed on to her by one of her friends. She also casually told me that, this time she tried Nellikkai Thokku.Usually we make only Nellikkai Pickle by cutting them into pieces.So my thanks to her for her reference.She had sliced the Nellikkais into small pieces and ground them into a coarse paste. But I grated them as they were big enough to be held in the hand and grated.

Nellikkai Thokku


Ingredients :

Medium Size Nellikkai    8  to 10
Oil    4 tbsp.
Chilly Powder   2 to 3 tsp.
Jaggery Powder  2 tsp.
Roasted and powdered Fenugreek /  Fenugreek  Powder  1/2 tsp.
Salt,  Mustard, Hing,  Turmeric Powder

Method  :

1. Grate the Nellikkai or grind them in a mixer after slicing.Do not discard the 
    seeds. Pour 1/2 cup of water,take the dicoction after 1 hour. Drink it as it is 
    very good for health. Two or three dicoctions can be taken.

2. Heat the oil in a Kadai, add Mustard, Hing and later the Nellikkai paste.

3. Saute on a medium flame with constant stirring.Add Turmeric Powder.

4. After 5 mins. add salt, the Chilly and Fenugreek Powder.Mix well.

5. After 5 mins. add the Jaggery Powder and stir for 2 mins.Switch off.The 
    nutritious home made Thokku is ready.


1 comment:

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