Nellikka Uppilittathu- Gooseberry Pickle

Whenever I feel like not eating at all, I tend to remember my mom’s special nellika uppilittathu or gooseberry pickle. That was a one stop solution that most of my family members loved during dinner time. To be frank, it really tasted great with rice and all those traditional side dishes.

I remember as a child, my mom used to place a large jar filled with gooseberry pickle on the dining table, and we used to eat it whenever we felt like snacking. The recipe of this pickle is today’s special for all you FoodoMania viewers. So check it out!

Ingredients

·         Gooseberry – ½ kg

·         Green chilies- 100 gm

·         Water

·         Salt
          Vinegar - 1 tsp

Method

·         Wash and Clean gooseberries and keep them aside

·         In a large vessel, take 1 l water and boil it

·         After boiling, switch off the flame

·         Add the gooseberries and blanch them

·         Take them out immediately

·         Add sufficient salt to the hot water and let it cool

·         Now you may add the gooseberries and green chilies in a large jar

·         Pour the salt water into the jar along with vinegar

·         Serve with rice and other vegetarian dishes

·         Enjoy!!