Amla /Indian Gooseberry is green in color and have slightly bitter sour in taste.Amla is a power house of goodness. a great source of vitamin C,very good for skin and hairs. A very rich source of antioxidants and fibre, good for diabetic and heart patients and help in reducing body weight and many more health benefits, so it is a good idea to use amla daily in our diet.
In Indian cooking Amla is used usually to make murabba,pickles and candy,but we can also make delicious subzi which is healthy and consume less oil. Today I am sharing my favorite recipe of making Amla mirch ki achari subzi,hope you all will enjoy it.
Prep time- 10 min
Cooking time-8 min
Cuisine-Indian
Type-side,pickle
INGREDIENTS-
- Indian gooseberry /Amla -350 gms
- Green chilies /Hari Mirch - 100 gm
- Mustard oil /sarso ka tel - 2tbsp
- Turmeric powder/Haldi - 3/4 tsp
- Chili powder/Lal mirch -3/4 tsp
- Pickle masala /Achar ka masala -2 tsp (optional)
- Coriander powder/Dhaniya- 1tsp
- Sugar/Chini- 1tsp
- Salt/namak-to taste
- Mustard oil- 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds/Jeera-1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds/methi dana- 1tsp
- Fennel seeds/saunf- 1 tsp
- Asafoetida /Hing - 1/4 tsp
- Wash amla and put in the pressure cooker with a glass of water.
- Pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium heat.
- When cooker cool down completely then open it and drain amla from the water.
- Gently press the boiled amla to seperate the wedges or use a knife to seperate them and remove the seed.
- Wash green chilies and trim the stem and chop to make big slices .
- Heat oil in a pan and add the tempering ingredients.
- When seeds start crackling add the chopped green chilies and saute for few seconds.
- Now add turmeric,amla pieces and all the spices and mix and stir well.
- Cover the pan and simmer for 5 minutes(or till amla get cooked completely)
- Open the lid, add sugar and stir fry for a minute.
- Serve with rice,roti or any bread of your choice OR use as an instant pickle.
1-Use mild variety of green chilies to make it.
2-Can use any cooking oil of your choice.
3-If readymade pickle masala is not available then either use masala from your mango or chili pickle jar or just skip it,will taste great both ways.
