Nellikai thokku | How to make Amla Thokku | Gooseberry Pickle | Kannada Recipes

Bettada nelli thokku, Nellikayi thokku, I always have this in my kitchen shelf. Ajji used to make this wonderful mouthwatering call it as pickle or thokku always a lifesaver when we develop aversion to food. Thokku along with hot rice and a spoonful of ghee..mmm can’t describe.You should try this to experience. During pregnancy it is the one dish to which a pregnant lady say NO to. APart from its amazing taste gooseberry / amla are rich source of vitamin C along with many minerals, calcium, Iron, Phosphorous, Vitamin B Complex and carotene. Amla, fresh and dried are used in Ayurvedic medicine. According to Ayurveda, Amla balances all three doshas. Also used for hair care, eye care, helps in calcium Absorption, treating menstrual cramps, helps in digestion and absorption of food and also strengthens the heart muscle and so on…. Here is one of the very simple recipe to incorporate amla in our diet.
\Ingredients:
6 Amla/nellikayi/Gooseberry
25 green chillies more or less depending on your taste
1 TBSP methi/fenugreek seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 TBSP salt
1/4 tsp Hing / asafetida
For seasoning While using the thokku:
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds

ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಯಾವುದೆ ಬಗೆಯಾದರೂ ಸರಿನೇ ಅರೋಗ್ಯದ ಗಣಿ. ಇದೊಂದು ಅಮೃತ. ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯದ ಊಟದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿಯ ಒಂದು ಅಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿದರೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು.ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಲೇಹ್ಯ, ತೊಕ್ಕು, ಉಪ್ಪಿನ್ಕಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ನೀವು ತುರಿದು ಒಣಗಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದರಿಂದ ತಂಬುಳಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಬಹುದು.
Nellikayi thokku, I always have this in my kitchen shelf. Ajji used to make this wonderful mouthwatering call it as pickle or thokku always a lifesaver when we develop aversion to food. Thokku along with hot rice and a spoonful of ghee..mmm can’t describe.You should try this to experience. During pregnancy it is the one dish to which a pregnant lady say NO to. APart from its amazing taste gooseberry / amla are rich source of vitamin C along with many minerals, calcium, Iron, Phosphorous, Vitamin B Complex and carotene. Amla, fresh and dried are used in Ayurvedic medicine. According to Ayurveda, Amla balances all three doshas.