Gooseberry Rice (Nellikaai Sadham)
Well!- Bored of all usual varieties of coconut/Tamarind/Lemon rices? Here is a good recipe based on Gooseberries. Ingredients: 1. Atleast five Gooseberries soaked in salt water (for atleast 1 week) 2. Onion- 1 finely chopped 3. Red chillies- 3 4. Coriander seeds- 1 tbsp To saute: Curry leaves- few, mustard seeds- 1 tbsp, channa dhal- 1tbsp Cut and remove seeds of gooseberries and grind them with red chillies, coriander seeds. In a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil and add all the ingredients for sauting. Once they start popping up, add the mixture of gooseberries and let it cook for 2 mins.add required amount of salt and mix with rice. This can be served with chips and raita, and can be a good variation in lunch box.