This Nellikai Sadam or gooseberry rice can be served with any kootu.
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Gooseberry Rice (Nellikai Sadam)
Course: RiceCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: EasyServings
2
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
5
minutesThis Nellikai Sadam or gooseberry rice can be served with any kootu.
Ingredients
Cooked Rice – 2 cups
Gooseberry – 2 to 3
Green Chillies – 2
Curry Leaves – few
Oil – 2 teaspoons
Mustard – ½ teaspoon
Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon
Bengal Gram Dhal – 2 teaspoon
Lemon juice – few drops
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Finely grate the gooseberry or cut it into small pieces and grind it coarsely.
- Chop green chillies.
- In a frying pan add the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up add Bengal gram dhal and Urad dhal and fry till it turn light brown.
- Add green chillies, curry leaves and grated gooseberry. Fry for two to three minutes in low heat.
- Add salt and the cooked rice and mix it well.
- Before removing add few drops lemon juice and stir it once again.
- Serve this rice with any kootu.
Notes
- If you want little spicy rice, then you can grind green chillies along with gooseberry.
Rice packed with Vitamin C. Healthy n delicious one.
Yes Divya Vikram. When we mix it with rice, we can consume more gooseberry that too fresh.
want to know how to make gooseberry pachady without coconut. pls send the receipe.
Thank u
Rajalakshmi,
I have already posted a recipe for pachadi. You can just omi coconut and grind all other ingredients and make this pachadi. Or you can grate gooseberries and fry it in a little oil and add it to curd. Either way, it tastes good.
Recipe link:
http://www.kamalascorner.com/2008/11/nellikkai-gooseberry-curd-pachadi.html
really its super…me and my brother liked it really….
Thank you Anbu for trying this recipe and your feedback.
I tried this and it came out very well. I added even coconut along with the other ingredients mentioned above. Thanks for sharing this
Hi Meenakshi,
Thank you for your feedback. It is a good idea to add coconut too.