Recipe- Popular Presentation From South India Amla Rice

Amla rice/ Nellikai sadam/ Chitranna-is a popular rice preparation from Southern India . It is delicious and super easy to make. You can also use your leftover boiled rice to make this Amla rice.

Amla is very healthy and we all are aware of its health benefits. It is the best immunity booster ,very rich in C which helps to fight common cold also and a great source of antioxidants and boost immunity.It helps in digestion ,helps to balance the stomach acid, good for brain, heart and lung function. Helps to improve Eyesight and boost metabolism thus burn fat also. It helps to improve hair and skin health.It also have anti inflammatory properties so relieves arthritis and other joint related aches and pains.

Ingredients

3 cup Cooked rice
8 big Indian Gooseberry /amla
to taste Salt / Namak
Pinch of Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
3 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
Handful of Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
1/2 inch Ginger / Adrak chopped
Pinch Roasted Fenugreek Powder optional
1 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter optional

Tempering

3 tbsp Peanuts / Moongphali
1 tsp Bengal gram /chana daal
1 tsp White lentil/urad daal
1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
10 Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
4 tbsp Cooking Oil

Method

* Wash amla and chop into small pieces ,discard the seeds.

* Take a mixer jar and add chopped green chilies, ginger, amla and fresh coriander and grind to make a paste. can add 1-2 tsp water if having difficulty in grinding.

* Heat oil in a wide pan and add peanuts and fry for few seconds til it start to crackle.

* Now add urad daal, chana daal and stir for few seconds. then add cumin, mustard seed ,dried red chili, asafoetida and curry leaves and saute.

* When the cumin and the lentils become golden red in colour then add the amla paste in the pan and saute for 2 minutes on medium heat.

* Now add turmeric powder,the cooked rice, salt , roasted fenugreek powder and mix gently.

* Cook till the rice become hot and steaming.at this step you can add 1 tbsp of ghee before switching off the heat.

* Serve amla rice with papad, potato chips, aloo sabzi ,boondi raita or buttermilk.