Amla Rice

Cooks in: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 People

Gooseberry or Amla has a large number of benefits with its vitamin C, antioxidant, skin enhancing, hair enriching and many more properties. Pickles, raitha and rasam are generally prepared with this nutritious fruit. I make this rice variety whenever fresh fruits are available in the market.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup cooked and cooled Barnyard /Kudhiraivali Rice
• 3 Gooseberries (Amla)
• 1 Green Chilli
• 3 tbsp Grated Coconut
• 1/3 tsp Salt

Seasoning:

• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
• 1/2 tsp Chana Dal
• 2 tbsp Peanuts
• 1 Red Chilli
• A pinch of asafoetida
• A pinch of Turmeric powder
• 8 Curry Leaves

Directions:

1. To know how to cook non mushy rice, refer my post ''Millet Rice''.
2. Grind gooseberries, green chilli and coconut to paste without adding water.
3. In a pan add oil and do the seasoning.
4. Add the paste and saute on low heat for 3 minutes. Make sure that it doesn't stick to the pan.
5. Switch off.
6. Add the rice and salt. Mix thoroughly and fluff up.
7. Tasty Gooseberry rice is ready!