Amla Juice is a vitamin rich, nourishing drink made by deseeding amla, cutting into small pieces and blending it. Amla Juice benefits are copious and could be consumed daily as an alternate to the regular tea / coffee in the mornings. How to make Amla Juice at home is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Amla Juice is the best taste form to enjoy the benefit of the super food Amla which in Sanskrit mean “Nectar of life” as it eliminates the causes of diseases in body by balancing the 3 doshas. Amla is also called as Nellikai in tamil and Gooseberry in English.
About Amla Juice
Amla Juice is the nectar of the amla and is sour in taste. Amla Juice can be consumed as it is or with added taste & natural flavours. I have presented the Amla Juice recipe with salt. Natural Sweeteners like honey, jaggery, dates syrup neutralise the sourness of Amla and gives a subtle sweetness so that it can be enjoyed by kids as well. I suggest to go for this juice at least once a week if not daily!
Amla Juice can also be bottled & refrigerated for even months so that we can just make in seconds by adding water & sweetener and enjoy. Amla Juice hence can help save your time in the busy mornings and a healthy replacement for tea / coffee / packed fruit drinks and other carbonated drinks.
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Amla Juice Benefits
Amla Juice is the natural wonder for its benefits are unlimited for a healthy living.
- Amla is Vitamin C rich 8 times that of orange which helps in building immunity & prevent cancer.
- Detoxes the body & purifies blood
- Fights common cold, viral infections
- Improves eyesight, glows skin and boosts hair growth
- Amla Juice prevents food cravings and keeps you filled
- Reduces sugar levels
Ingredients
- Amla : Amla (Hindi) is called Indian Gooseberry worldwide, Nellikkai in Tamil, Usirikaya in Telugu. Amla is available throughout the year in Pazhamudhir Nilayam (Fruit / Vegetable Retail outlets) & super markets and seasonally abundant in winters! Amla tends to get blemished with brown spots with time – hence choose fresh ones & bottle the extract for longer use.
- Taste Enhancers & flavours: Salt, sugar, jaggery, ginger, honey, dates syrup, buttermilk can be added according to your preferences.
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Amla Juice
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized amla / gooseberry deseeded and chopped roughly
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1/2 medium sized lemon
- 2 cups water
- 5 nos whole black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- First rinse the gooseberries / amlas well. Now take 4 numbers amla then score along wedges lines.
- Remove the wedges as shown.
- Seperate the wedges and seeds. Repeat to finish.
- Chop the wedges into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl.
- To a mixer jar add chopped amla.
- Add 5 nos whole pepper, salt to taste and 1/2 inch ginger piece. If you prefer Sweet Amla Juice add sugar or honey.
- Add around 1.5 cups to 2 cups water.
- Blend well until smooth.
- Amla juice is ready.
- Now pour into strainer.
- Press well to extract juice completely.
- Repeat to finish. I used a small strainer so strained little by little.
- Extract lemon juice from 1/2 lemon and add it. Mix it well.
- Amla or Gooseberry Juice is ready!
Video
Notes
- Do not add more water than mentioned.
- Add honey if you prefer.
- Adding lemon juice balances the slight bitterness in the amla.
Amla Juice Recipe Step by Step
1.First rinse the gooseberries / amlas well. Now take 4 numbers amla then score along wedges lines.
2.Remove the wedges as shown.
3.Seperate the wedges and seeds. Repeat to finish.
4.Chop the wedges into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl.
5.To a mixer jar add chopped amla.
6.Add 5 nos whole pepper, salt to taste and 1/2 inch ginger piece. If you prefer Sweet Amla Juice add sugar or honey.
7.Add around 1.5 cups to 2 cups water.
8.Blend well until smooth.
9.Amla juice is ready.
10.Now pour into strainer.
11.Press well to extract juice completely.
12.Repeat to finish. I used a small strainer so strained little by little.
13.Extract lemon juice from 1/2 lemon and add it. Mix it well.
14.Amla or Gooseberry Juice is ready!
Expert Tips
- Do not add more water than mentioned.
- Add honey if you prefer.
- Adding lemon juice balances the slight bitterness in the amla.
Servings & Variations
One serving of 100 ml-150 ml a day is ideal and that too fresh & preferably in the mornings in empty stomach. Amla Juice before meal will help to prevent food cravings and makes to eat less. As Amla juice tend to reduce sugar level, it is wiser to limit it for people with low sugar. Amla Juice extract can be bottled & refrigerated for longer use within a month or two. Make sure to shake the bottle well before use as the pulp may tend to residue at bottom.
Amla Juice can be enjoyed in sour form or with added taste and flavours:
- Add honey, jaggery, sugar, dates syrup for sweeter Amla Juice version
- Add a pinch of salt, ginger for saltier version of Amla Juice
- Add with buttermilk, orange juice for neutralised Amla Juice
FAQs
1.What is Amla Juice?
Amla is Indian Gooseberry – a vitamin rich, nourishing drink made by deseeding amla, cutting into small pieces and blending it.
2.Can I bottle Amla Juice?
Yes, very much. To get rid off the deseeding & blending each time to make the juice, we can very much bottle it. You can add sweeteners or flavours at the time of use rather than during bottling it.
3.Can I drink Amla Juice every day?
Yes – perfect healthy drink to have once a day as it boosts immunity, glows skin, improves eyesight and cures common cold. Pregnant & Diabetic people should have after consulting doctor.
4.What is the best time to drink Amla Juice?
Amla Juice is an anytime drink, however, for full benefits it advisable to have in mornings.
5.What is the shelf life of Amla Juice?
Amla Juice or any juice for that matter has to be consumed immediately after making it. However, to avoid the hassle of making it each time, we can bottle just the extract and add taste/flavours at the time of use. Shelf life of Amla Juice is 1 month without adding preservatives.
faseela
Healthy n nutritious drink…………..yummy drink…….
Prathibha
superb clicks sharmi,never tried amla this way…even I hv captured something similar using the basket like in ur upcoming post..:)
aipi
Awesome recipe using amla! The clicks are fab n neat!
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Priti
Healthy and delicious …nice clicks
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Kadhyaa
Sharmi thats simple and yummy..
Aarthi
This makes me thirsty
manjooo
simple healthy and delicious 🙂
Suma Gandlur
Very interesting one Sharmi.
Kalpana Sareesh
wow too good.. healthy n refreshing drink..
Chandrani
Very refreshing and nutritious drink.
RAKS KITCHEN
I would love it! Wonderful thirst quencher!
M D
Healthy and refreshing drink… a wowing drink for Indian summers. Cool shots.
zareena.b
mmm… amazing drink. Never had this before. have to try this.
Kalyani
superlike !
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Wonderful drink…very refreshing and superb clicks.
Paaka Shaale
This drink is so healthy and soo very tasty to boot. Great shots as usual 🙂
Shireen Sequeira
Looks delicious & refreshing!! Thanks for the comment on my post, I will look into the warning msg u are getting
Prathima Rao
So good & refreshing!! Bookmarking this sharmi & thx dear for such a wonderful recipe..
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Spandana
Looks delicious.. match made in heaven never fails 🙂
Lovely!!
Priya
Wow super refreshing drink, looks stunning and inviting.
Nisa Homey
Superb clicks Sharmi, never tried this way….
ANU
wow awesome drink….very refreshing….love the clicks and presentation!
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Alpana
Very refreshing drink ……..your clicks are awesome as always …….
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Such healthy and refreshing drink, I wish we can get some fresh amla here..right now feels like grabbing one from the screen.
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Easy it might be, but very refreshing and tasty!
Archana
Awesome drink. I am buying Amla this weekend
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Inviting and delicious .. been a while since I used fresh amla.
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I Love amlas.. too bad we don't get it here 🙁
Chitra
This sounds interesting. My hubby hates gooseberry in cooking. Will try this way 🙂
Tina
Healthy nd refreshing…
Madhavi
Oh I want this shot, looks refreshing!!
sangee vijay
very refreshing and perfect thirst quencher…lovely recipe!!
divya
Wonderful drink…very refreshing and superb clicks.
Hyma
such a thirst quencher! lovely pics and simple to make too…
priya ravi
nice click sharmi 🙂 looks very refreshing..
Sushma Mallya
I Love amla …used to have it during my college days a lot when a lady used to have a stall where she used to mix diced raw amla with red spicy chutney….I simply used to love it..:)it just brought back my memories…..lovely recipe sharmi and loved the combo …so healthy and refreshing!
Ramya
Lovely combination..Looks very refreshing!
Reshmi Mahesh
Drink looks refreshing…Loved the combo…
Venkat Mookasat
Staranise powder? What is this? Where can I get it? Anyone can help……
SHARMILEE J
Staranise is a spice you get in supermarkets, you can get it and powder it at home
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Thanks. I got it.
Akshaya
May i knw how to prepare amla's soaked in honey available at marina beach by early morning????? it tastes heavenly…. I wanna try @ hme…. Any ideas?????
SHARMILEE J
I havent tried that Akshaya will post it if I come across a good recipe for that….