Meena's Taste Mantra

Nellikai Sadam | Amla Rice | Gooseberry Rice

Come winters...and Appa will scout for the freshest Nellikai | Amla | Gooseberry in our local market. Its a fixed schedule - his requests wrt Nellikai are - Amla Ginger Refresher, Nellikai Urgai | Pickle, Nellikai Archukallaki and Nellikai Rice. The first three can be made and stored for a year. In pursuit of the Nellikai brigade, today Amma made the Vitamin C enriched Amla Rice! Simply delicious!

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati Rice, cooked and fluffed

1/4 cup Nellikai | Amla | Gooseberry, grated

1/8 tsp Haldi | Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Channa Dal

1/2 tsp Rai | Mustard Seeds

1/2 tsp White Til | Sesame Seeds

1 tblsp Peanut | Groundnut

2 Sukhi Lal Mirch | Dried Red Chilli, broken into 2 pieces

2 Green Chilli, finely chopped

2 sprigs Kadhi Patta | Curry Leaves

A pinch Hing | Asafoetida Powder

1 tblsp Oil

To taste Salt

Method:

In a frying pan, heat the oil and add peanut, rai, channa dal, white til, dried red chilli, curry leaves, chopped green chillies and hing.
When the rai splutters and the channa dal changes to a golden brown colour, add the grated amla and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked basmati rice and salt. Mix well on a low flame. Cover and cook for 1 minute.
After 1 minute, switch off the gas and transfer to a serving plate.
Serve hot with Pappadams, Mango Thokku Pickle, Curd and any dry sabzi like Spiced Babycorn Fry.

This Nelliaki Sadam is so tasty that I like to carry it as my lunch for work! It tastes heavenly with just curds!

Do try this Vitamin C enriching Rice Dish and enjoy the flavours of Amla when its in season now!

We have used:

1. Indiagate Basmati Rice - Classic

2. LG Hing Powder

3. Borges Olive Oil - Light

4. Tata Salt Lite

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.