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August 7, 2013

Arinelli chadham / Gooseberry Rice / nellikai sadham

Arinelli  or arainelli is a variety of Amla (gooseberry) which is small in size compared to the regular gooseberry and differ in shape.They turn pink when fully ripe and little sweet. Flavour also differs from the regular gooseberry.



I remember the nostalgic childhoods days, we had eaten lot of them, in raw form or with little salt. At home, mother used to make pickle, variety rice, vathakal (stirfry) etc during the season. The way they hang in the branches is a feast for eyes. (picture below)

Arinelli (courtesy : google search)


I saw them (This variety) in the market recently after a decade and shopped some to relish some simple recipe at home. My first preparation was a Variety Rice known as 'nellikkai chaadham" aka Gooseberry Rice.


Ingredients :

  1. Arinelli - 10 Nos.  (gooseberry)
  2. Green chilli - 2 Nos.
  3. Gingely oil - 2 tbsp  (Til tel / sesame oil)
  4. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp  (kadugu / Rai)
  5. Black gram - 1 tsp  (ulundu / urad)
  6. Bengal gram - 1 tsp  (kadalai paruppu / chana dal)
  7. Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch  (perungayam / hing)
  8. Curry Leaves - 8 Nos.
  9. Salt to taste
  10. Cooked Rice - 1 cup
Procedure :-
  •  Wash the gooseberries and pat dry.
  •  grind the gooseberries & green chillies in a mixer (without water)
  • Heat oil in a wok. Add mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add Black gram and bengal gram, asafoetida powder and curry leaves. 
  • When the grams turn goldben brown, add the ground gooseberry chilli mix and saute for a minute in low flame.
  • Remove from fire, add Salt to taste, mix well. 
  • Add cooked rice and gently mix it.
  • Gooseberry rice is ready to serve!

(Optional : you can add turmeric powder while tempering. But I avoided as I like the rice in its natural colour)



4 comments:

வை.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் said...

ஆஹா அரிநெல்லிக்காயில் சாதமா?

சூப்பர்.

அரிநெல்லிக்காய் சாப்பிட்டுள்ளேன், ஆனால் சாதமாகப் பிசைந்து இதுவரை சாப்பிட்டது இல்லை.

உடனே சாப்பிட வேண்டும் போல அரிப்பெடுக்க வைத்த பதிவாகக் கொடுத்து அசத்தியுள்ளீர்கள்.

படங்கள் எல்லாமே அழகோ அழகு.

பாராட்டுக்கள். பதிவுக்கு நன்றிகள்.

Ranjana's craft blog said...

We used to eat it with salt. Can this be used in making rice dishes? Good info!

kitchen queen said...

delicious nellikai sadam.

Mahi said...

நாங்க இதை "சின்ன நெல்லிக்காய்" என சொல்வோம். இன்னொரு வகை "பெரு நெல்லி அல்லது மலை நெல்லிக்கய்". இந்த மரம் சாதாரணமாப் பார்க்கலாம், கோடை விடுமுறையில் வீட்டு முன்னால இருக்கும் பக்கத்து வீட்டு மரத்தில் இருந்து பழுத்த நெல்லிக்காயப் பறிச்சு உப்பு தொட்டு சாப்ட்டா...ஆஹா!! :) feeling nostalgic! :)

Never had any food items with this gooseberry except pickle! Rice looks yum!

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