Before we proceed on to this simple recipe : a background. Hindus usually fast on Ekadasi (11th day of the fortnight) with cereals / carbs totally off that day, and sticking to fruits and milk. This is one (religious) way of cleansing the body of all toxins. How simple to detox !!
So, the next day that is Dwadasi, the food is not only Saatvic, but is also easily digestible : containing herbs (like Agathi Keerai or Agase soppu (Kannada) - botanical name is Sesbania grandiflora- which is known to cure mouth ulcers and Amla - which is the supreme condiment for Vitamin C ) .
Back to today's recipe. Its a simple pachadi (chutney) which uses Amla (Indian Gooseberry) in its freshest form. For those who cannot access Amla in its fruit form, you may use the dried form (generally in vathal form). But if the vathal is salted, do check how much salt you add to the pachadi. Let's get on to the post now !
It is said that eating one gooseberry every day increases your healthy life span by 3 months (I dont know the source of this data, but I bet it must be true, coz Amla is sooooo healthy). If you are still interested in why people fast only on Ekadasi, check this very interesting link.
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Back to today's recipe. Its a simple pachadi (chutney) which uses Amla (Indian Gooseberry) in its freshest form. For those who cannot access Amla in its fruit form, you may use the dried form (generally in vathal form). But if the vathal is salted, do check how much salt you add to the pachadi. Let's get on to the post now !
Prep time : 20 mins. Cooking time : Nil. Serves : 2
Ingredients:
1) Wash and pat dry the amla. Finely grate them. I got about 1/4 cup of grated stuff.
2) Dry roast methi seeds. In the same pan, heat 1/4 tsp of oil and fry red chillies. Cool.
3) Grind the amla, coconut, fenugreek and red chillies with salt and minimum water to a thick paste.
4) Turn to a bowl, add jaggery. Prepare tempering and pour on the chutney, and serve with hot rice and ghee. This chutney keeps for a week under refrigeration.
Ingredients:
- Amla / Nellikai / gooseberry - 3 to 4 medium -large sized ones
- Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
- Methi / fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Grated Jaggery - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Red chillies - 1 nos
- Byadgi chilli - 2 nos
- Tempering : Oil (1 tsp). Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp, Asafoetida - a pinch, curry leaves
1) Wash and pat dry the amla. Finely grate them. I got about 1/4 cup of grated stuff.
2) Dry roast methi seeds. In the same pan, heat 1/4 tsp of oil and fry red chillies. Cool.
3) Grind the amla, coconut, fenugreek and red chillies with salt and minimum water to a thick paste.
4) Turn to a bowl, add jaggery. Prepare tempering and pour on the chutney, and serve with hot rice and ghee. This chutney keeps for a week under refrigeration.
Chutney looks tempting..
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ReplyDeleteI recently did a hot, spicy chutney after finding red gooseberries in the farmers market. It was the first time I cooked with gooseberries, and hopefully wont by the last.
ReplyDeleteI recently did a hot, spicy chutney after finding red gooseberries in the farmers market. It was the first time I cooked with gooseberries, and hopefully wont by the last.
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