Awala pickle recipe - Nellikayi uppinakayi - Gooseberry pickle

Awala or nellikayi pickle recipe - Awala or Gooseberry has great medicinal value, especially in ayurveda. Awala is rich source of Vitamin C. It also contains iron, minerals and dietary fiber. It has great healing effect on eye, digestive system and chest. Awala juice has cooling effect, It lowers  the body heat and provide coolness and stops irritation in chest and eyes. Eating some pieces of Awala pickle brings water in mouth,  thereby increases the taste and stops dryness of mouth. We can use awala in different ways, in which we get both variations and the nutrients.

Awala pickle recipe - Gooseberry pickle recipe

Prep time : 10 mins 

Cook time : 30 mins

Total time : 40 mins

Recipe type : Pickle

Cuisine : Indian

Yield : Medium jarful 

Author : Vidya Chandrahas

Ingredients

• 40  awala / gooseberry / nellikayi
• 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp split mustard seeds
• 2  tbsp chilly powder
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida / hing powder

Method

1. Wash the awala thoroughly and dry them on a sheet under sun for half an hour.
2. Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a pan and add  awala to it. Stir to coat the oil from all sides and cover with lid. Cook it on low flame until awala becomes soft. 
3. Insert a knife and check it. Once the awala becomes soft, open the lid and keep it on low flame for 4-5 minutes to evaporate the water contents. 
4. Then switch off the flame and allow it to cool. Once the awala cools, discard the seeds 
5. and separate the flesh. 
6. To prepare masala for pickle,  heat 3 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and add chilly powder to it. Saute till raw smell disappears. Remove from the heat and add awala and salt to it. Stir to combine.
7. In another small frying pan,  heat 1 tbsp of oil and add the split mustard seeds to it. Stir till they become golden brown.
8. Then add hing powder and stir for a while.  Pour this seasoning on the awala-chilly mixture and mix  gently. Keep it open for 15 -20 minutes. 
9. Store the nellikayi pickle in an airtight container and keep it n a warm place.

Awala pickle - step by step pictures

1.  Wash the awala thoroughly and dry them on a sheet under sun for half an hour.

2.  Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a pan and add  awala to it. Stir to coat the oil from all sides and cover with lid. Cook it on low flame until awala becomes soft. Insert a knife and check it. Once the awala becomes soft, open the lid and keep it on low flame for 4-5 minutes to evaporate the water contents. 

3.  Then switch off the flame and allow it to cool. Once the awala cools, discard the seeds 

and separate the flesh. 

4.  To prepare masala for pickle,  heat 3 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and add chilly powder to it. Saute till raw smell disappears. Remove from the heat and add awala and salt to it. Stir to combine.

5.  In another small frying pan,  heat 1 tbsp of oil and add the split mustard seeds to it. Stir till they become golden brown.

7.  Then add hing powder and stir for a while.  Pour this seasoning on the awala-chilly mixture and mix  gently. Keep it open for 15 -20 minutes. 

8.  Store the nellikayi pickle in an airtight container and keep it n a warm place.