kalakkalsamayal: April 2019

#AranellikkaiThuvaiyal #GooseberryChutney : The botanical name of #aranellikkai is Phyllanthus acidus.
It is known as #Gooseberry in English and also called by various names like Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry. Country gooseberry, Star gooseberry, Starberry, or West India gooseberry [ source : wikipedia ]. It tastes very sour and tart. These berries can be enjoyed raw with salt & pepper or salt & chilli powder.
As an experiment I prepared #Thuvaiyal [ #Chutney ] using #Aranellikkai.
It was very tasty and loved by all. So here I am sharing the way to do it.

Ingredients :
35 to 40	Aranellikkai [ Gooseberry ]
1/2 Cup	Coconut scraping
3 or 4	Red chilly [ adjust ]
2 Tsp	Mustard seeds
1 Tsp	Black gram
1 Tsp	Horse gram [ kollu ]
Small piece	Asafoetida
A pinch	Turmeric powder
3 Tsp	Gingelly oil [ sesame oil ]
1 Tsp	Salt [ adjust ]

Method :

Wash #aranellikkai and remove the seeds using a knife .

Set aside.

Heat a kadai on a stove over medium flame with a teaspoon of oil.
Roast red chilly till it changes to deep red color.
Transfer into a bowl or mixie jar.
Now fry asafoetida till it gives out nice flavour.
Take out and put it in the mixie jar.
Now add half a teaspoon of oil and crackle mustard seeds.
Transfer into the mixie jar.
Then in the same kadai roast black gram and horse gram till they change to golden brown.
Transfer into the mixie jar.
Pour half a teaspoon of oil in the kadai and add chopped aranellikkai.
Stir with a ladle adding a pinch of turmeric powder.
Keep stirring till it loses its raw smell and becomes soft.
Take out.
Take all the roasted items, sauteed aranellikkai, coconut scrapings and salt.
Grind into a smooth paste adding water.
Adjust salt and transfer into a serving bowl.

Tasty n yummy #AranellikkaiThuvaiyal is ready.
This thuvaiyal goes well with Pongal, upma, rice sundal, Idli, Dosai etc.,...
#Aranellikkai thuvaiyal can also be mixed with white rice adding a dash of gingelly oil and relished with any vegetable stir fry [ poriyal ] or sambar.