Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 1 min| Serves: 3-4
Nellikai | gooseberry|amla 3 Green chili 1-2 Coconut 1 tblsp Salt as needed Yogurt | curd 5 tblsp Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Asafoetida a pinch
Method:
Roughly chop the gooseberry and discard the seed.
Grind this into a coarse paste along with green chili, little salt and coconut.
Do not make it a fine paste. Add few drops of water while grinding.
- Beat the yogurt by adding little salt to it.
- Add this ground amla mixture to the yogurt.
- Temper mustard and asafoetida in oil and add it to the yogurt mixture.
- Mix well.
- Serve chilled.
- This gooseberry raita goes very well with any mixed rice or even for sambar and vatha kuzhambu.
- You can steam the gooseberry and mash it well with hands and add it to the raita. In that case grind the coconut and chili separately.
- You can add little jeera while grinding. This gives a nice flavour to the raita.
