easy amla pickle recipe | amla achar or amla ka achar | gooseberry pickle
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 1 jar
- Category: pickle
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
for pickle masala:
- 2 tsp mustard seeds / rai
- 1 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds / saunf
other ingredients:
- 7 amla / gooseberry / nellikai
- ¼ cup mustard oil / any cooking oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- 2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- 1 tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp salt (add as required)
Method
- firstly, wash and steam the amlas (gooseberry / nellikayi) for 10 minutes.
- cook till the amlas open up by itself. allow it to cool completely.
- further, open the amla by separating the segments and removing the seeds from centre.
- spread it on the plate and allow to cool completely.
- meanwhile, prepare the pickle masala by heating the pan.
- dry roast 2 tsp mustard, 1 tsp methi and 1 tsp fennel seeds till they turn golden.
- transfer to the blender and blend to fine powder. keep aside.
- furthermore, heat ¼ cup mustard oil or any cooking oil.
- once the oil is hot, add in 1 tsp mustard and pinch of hing. allow to splutter.
- additionally, switch off the stove and add in steamed amlas.
- saute for a minute or till the amlas absorb flavour.
- further add in 2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
- also add prepared pickle masala and mix well.
- finally, instant amla pickle is ready to be served.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.