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Arai Nellikai Oorugai | Star Gooseberry Pickle

Arai Nellikai Oorugai is a tasty, salty pickle made by blending star gooseberry with spice powders & oil. Star Gooseberry Pickle is healthy & a good accompaniment with rice and had be had as a snack too. Arai Nellikai Oorugai Recipe is presented in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings8 cup
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups star gooseberries / arai nellikai
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoon salt
  • 1/8 cup red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • a pinch hing

Instructions

  • Remove the stem of each gooseberry. Rinse the gooseberries, spread in a kitchen towel and let it dry completely without any moisture at all. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
  • Dry roast fenugreek seeds cool down then coarse grind it using a mortar and pestle, set aside. Add red chilli powder to the gooseberries.
  • Add salt, turmeric powder and hing.
  • Add fenugreek seeds powder and give a good mix. Add oil to a tadka pan. Heat it.
  • Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add this hot oil to the mixing bowl.
  • Mix well and set aside for few hours. Then transfer to a jar, give a mix every 2 days.
  • After about a week the pickle will be ready. The gooseberries will absorb the flavour and become soft only after a week.
  • Serve Arai Nellikai Oorugai with curd rice.

Notes

  • Use a clean dry spoon everytime.
  • Make sure the mixer jar is dry or any utensils you use pickles is always dry and clean.
  • It will be salty first when you taste it but after a week it will be ok.
Nutrition Facts
Arai Nellikai Oorugai | Star Gooseberry Pickle
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 86 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 1805mg78%
Potassium 136mg4%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 0.3g0%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1178IU24%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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