Amla Rice Recipe (Gooseberry Rice)

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup grated amla (indian gooseberries)
• 2 cups cooked long grain rice (basmati chawal)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 2 tsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
• 1 tsp urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 2 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1 tbsp raw peanuts
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• salt (namak) to taste

Steps

1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, dry red chillies, raw peanuts and asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
3. Add the amla, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rice and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5. Serve hot.