Amla Launji

Mona Santosh
Mona Santosh @MonaS
Mumbai! Meri Jaan ❤️

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 The winters kick-start the season of the Indian gooseberry, better known as amla. Rich in vitamin C, this extremely sour fruit when cooked with jaggery, fennel and nigella seeds makes a lip-smacking dip/chutney/launji best served with parathas or puris.

Amla Launji

#ebook -22
 The winters kick-start the season of the Indian gooseberry, better known as amla. Rich in vitamin C, this extremely sour fruit when cooked with jaggery, fennel and nigella seeds makes a lip-smacking dip/chutney/launji best served with parathas or puris.

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Ingredients

20 minutes
6 servings
  1. 6Amla big size
  2. 100 gmJaggery
  3. 1 tbspoil
  4. 2 tspfennel seeds
  5. 1 tspnigella seeds
  6. 1/2 tspblack salt
  7. 1/2 tspRoasted cumin powder
  8. 1/2 tspgaram masala powder
  9. 2 tspchilli powder
  10. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  11. 1/4 tspasafoetida
  12. 1/2 cupwater
  13. to tasteSalt

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

    In a pressure cooker boil amla in half cup of water until 3 whistles.

  2. 2

    Crush or grate the jaggery and keep aside.

  3. 3

    Drain the amla, when you lightly press, it will separate from the seed which should be discarded.

  4. 4

    Slightly crush the amla pieces, do not make a fine paste.

  5. 5

    In a pan heat oil, add asafoetida, fennel and nigella seeds and then amla after 30 seconds, stir on a slow flame for a few minutes.

  6. 6

    Add jaggery, continue cooking on slow flame. It will be quite liquidy when jaggery melts.

  7. 7

    Add turmeric, cumin and garam masala powder, black salt. Mix well and continue cooking.

  8. 8

    Lastly, add chilli powder and salt to taste. I have used a mixture of bedgi and Kashmiri chilli powder.

  9. 9

    When you get the desired consistency switch off the flame. Remember It will be thickened little more once it cools down.

  10. 10

    Store in a glass jar, it can last up to a month if refrigerated. Serve it with thepla, paratha, puri or with plain dal-rice.

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