Ingredients
The following ingredients have 15 Servings
- Dry Gooseberry /Amla - 2 cups
- Water - To soak the amla
- Salt - 3/4 cup
- Asafoetida - 2 pinches
- Green chillies - 3
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Black gram - 1 teaspoon
- Coriander seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
- Fenugreek seeds - 3/4 teaspoon.
- Curry leaves - For seasoning
- Oil - 2 tablespoon.
Instruction
- Soak the amla/ gooseberry in water for 8 hours.
- Drain the water and grind the amla along with salt into a fine paste. Store this in a jar.
- To prepare for few servings, heat oil in a pan. Add all the above listed spices and saute them till they turn light brown.
- Switch off the flame and grind it into a powder. Take small amounts of the preserved pickle and add this to the grounded powder. Blend this again into a fine paste.This can be stored for a month or so.
- Serve with hot steamed rice by pouring warm ghee.