Keezhanelli Mor
- 21
- March
- 2009
Keezhanelli Mor: Phyllanthus amarus/ Phyllanthus nururui is the Botanical of this fragile plant! It is called Keezhanelli in Tamil. Keezh – Under/Underneath and Nelli – Berry/ goose berry/ amla!! This teeny plant has sesame seed sized leaves and underneath each leaf blade, it posses black mustard sized berries, which looks exactly like microscopic amla/gooseberry…Oh Tamilians […]
Nellikkai Oorugai
- 06
- October
- 2008
Nellikkai Instant Pickle: Gooseberries Pickle. Amla ki Achaar. Ingredients: Gooseberries 1 cup crushedsaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonFreshly ground chili powder 1 spoonsAsafoetida 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1 spoonsCurry leaves fewSesame oil few spoons. Method: Crush these berries. Oh yeah….discard the seeds if you don’t like them! Set them aside in a display bowl. In a pan, heat […]
Nellikai Rasam
- 31
- March
- 2008
Nellikkai Rasam: Goose Berry Rasam. Amla Rasam. Nellikai Rasam. Botanical name of this tree is Emblica officinalis I always try to fix some new rasam….since ‘rasam’ is the comfort food for most of the non-vegetarians like me! Anything that is tangy…I try to make rasam out of it. Well….don’t get surprised if I fix strawberry/ […]
Nellikai Saadham / Gooseberry Bath
- 01
- February
- 2007
Arai-Nellikkai Saadham: Amla Rice. Goose-Berries Rice. Ingredients: Goose-berries 10 + 5Ginger 3” inch size – peeled and cut into match-stick size sticks.Green chilies 6 – cut into thin sticksCurry leaves 1 cupChana dal 4 spoonsUrad dal 4 spoonsMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonAsafoetida ¼ spoonSaltTurmeric powder ¼ spoonSesame oil 1 cup For Rice: Raw […]
Amla-Honey
- 27
- October
- 2006
Amla In Honey:(Kaasi Special) Thean Nellikkai. Goose berries in Honey.Ingredients: Large goose berries 5 Padigaram 1/2 spoon(I am not sure what they call this in any other language) Sugar 1 cup Crytal clear water 1 cup Citric acid 1 pinch Honey 2 spoons. Method: Wash and clean goose berries. Pat dry them. Using a strong […]
Nellikai Juice / Amla Sorbet
- 07
- June
- 2006
Amla Juice:(Goose berry juice) Nellikkai Juice/Nellikkai Sorbet/Sarbath/Sarbeth. Ingredients: Gooseberry 10Mint leaves 10Honey 1 cup Method: Chop gooseberries and remove its seeds. Wash mint leaves. Wet grind….gooseberries, mint and honey in a blender. Squeeze to extract juice from it. Repeat it by adding further cold water. Serve chilled in short glasses….decorate it with 2-3 mint leaves. […]
