Nellikai Uppilitathu / Amla in Salt Water

Hot and Sour Gooseberries !!!

After our Wayanad and Calicut visit , I was waiting all these days to Post this  recipe. Wherever we go in Wayanad, I found this pickled Amla was sold as snack. There was also Pickled Pineapple sold with some side dish. In Calicut beach when I was searching for having some snacks like Bajji, Bonda and Pani and Bhel puri like here, but I couldn't find even a single shop. Instead they are having this nellika uppilitathu as a snack. There are some sliced fresh fruits too.

Calicut Beach roadside shops 

Brining is a type of pickling process where vegetables and some of the fruits soaked in salt water and used. They have unique taste that cannot be explained. One has to taste it to know the difference. This taste made me to do the recipe and now I am blogging. Gooseberries are loaded with nutrients. We can consume them in any form .. The health benefits retains the same.

It is now Amla season .. Relish the delicious Amla recipe and give a treat to your taste buds !!!

Ingredients:

1. Nellikai / Amla - 1/4 Kg
2. Green Chillies - Minimum 4 to 5 ( can be Increased )
3. Vinegar - 1 tbsp
4. Salt - 2 tbsp minimum

Directions:

Fresh amla to be chosen for this recipe.
Clean the amla with water and wipe it off.
Make slits in amla.
Likewise clean the Green chillies and make slit. 

In a container add water. When it comes to boil add the vinegar followed by salt. Let it boil for few seconds. Switch off the flame.

Add the amla's and green chillis slowly and close the lid. 
Wait till the amla water gets cool enough to store in a jar.

Now it is cooled. see the difference between soaked amla and before it is soaked.

Now with a clean spoon add the amlas into a clean dry glass jar.
Always use glass bottle for storing of brined items. Ensure that the water is about an inch above the amla level in the bottle. This ensures that amlas do not get spoiled. 

Close the Lid of the jar and keep it in room temperature for about a 2 to 3 days.

Now the Amla is soked nicely and it is ready to have. 

Gooseberries are now with a flavour of Hot green chillies salty and tangy Amla's. 

Notes:

• This Soaked Amla is good for about 10 days in room temperature upon careful handling. ( I kept it only for 10 days)
• Clean dry spoon should be used.
• For Variations you can use Mango, pineapple, carrot, Guava, Cucumber. The same method is followed.
• Green Chillies and salt can be altered according to your taste.