ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಹುಳಿ | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ | By now, you all may know that the Kannada word bettada nellikayi translates to Indian gooseberry. Every year during winter I do make bettada nellikayi saaru/rasam and huli/sambar and I have already shared saaru/rasam recipe but today its huli/sambar’s turn I believe Apart from saaru/rasam and huli/sambar
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಮ್ಲ ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ | Just another healthy accompaniment to go with all kinds of flat breads, dosa, rice etc. I always feel proud that I’m feeding healthy stuffs to my family and that could truly happen by God’s grace. One of the very easy and tasty amla chutney recipe, which can be
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Amla chutney powder | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ I am really very glad to have created this amla chutney powder recipe, which is prepared using amla or Indian gooseberry. Its not like nobody does this chutney powder, but I have created this in my own way to suit our requirements and also different people prepare
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಕೆಂಪು ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | Any kind of red coloured vegetarian rice dish fascinates me little more, than green and yellow coloured ones, no doubt I love those both colours as well …. but still I do prefer red !! And My children, when they were young used to call all the red coloured rice
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ಸೇಬು ಹಣ್ಣು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿ ಶುಂಠಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು | Inspired by the post of one of the fellow member in one of the food recipes groups Ashoka Acharya, made this spicy tangy tokku using apple, amla, ginger and fresh whole red chilies, which are available now in the market during winters. We relished this tokku
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಸಾರು | ಆಮ್ಲ ರಸಂ | A therapeutic, soothing, diabetic friendly saaru/rasam recipe prepared using amla, herbs, condiments and spices. Amla saaru or Indian gooseberry rasam is an absolutely winter friendly recipe. Today wanted to make amla/nellikayi chitranna, but ended up making saaru/rasam. I have also posted amla pickle , dry instant pickle ,
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ಅಕ್ರೂಟ್/ಆಕ್ರೋಡು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | This is my 18th kind of chutney recipe. Made chutney using the Kashmir’s significant nut – walnut. More often I use more walnuts wherever and whenever I feel like it fits into that particular recipe, considering its innumerable health benefits. This time I tried making chutney, which can be used
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ತೊಗರಿಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ | In the morning…. during those hurry burry hours, when I wanted to prepare a chutney, without any pre plan, to use as an accompaniment with huli-anna (sambar-rice), my eyes fell on two gooseberries, which were lying on my kitchen counter, insisted me on preparing this particular chutney. To my surprise,
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ಆಮ್ಲ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಸಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | This is the dry/instant (bisi uppinakayi) version of pickle using Indian gooseberry/amla/bettada nellikayi. I use almost the same set of ingredients, which I use for the wet version of amla pickle. The procedure is different and instant we can say, as it can be consumed
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಮೊಸರು ಚಟ್ನಿ | Yet another simple, healthy version of chutney ie amla curd chutney or Indian gooseberry curd chutney, which I found in one of my old book. The best part I liked about this bettada nellikayi mosaru chutney or amla chutney is… putting curd chilli (baalakada menasinakayi), it gives this chutney a
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ಪುದೀನಾ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | One more type of chutney using Amla the seasonal fruit. This time I paired it with mint leaves and made chutney. I have prepared it in the same procedure which I follow while making pudina/mint chutney. I have just replaced tamarind with lots of Grated gooseberry. The Amla which we
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿ Yet another chutney recipe made in the combination of Coriander leaves plus Indian gooseberry. This one is also full of healthy ingredients and tastes yum yum. In this particular type of chutney, no need to roast anything, just gather everything and grind… that’s it.  In this way we could see
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು | ಆಮ್ಲ ತೊಕ್ಕು | This Pickle is made using grated Amla and can be stored for long time. This can be eaten mixed with rice or can also be paired along with roti, chapati, poori etc. I don’t put anything extra to add sourness to this pickle as here in Gurgaon we
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | There are two varieties of Gooseberries in India. Both are packed with vitamin C and lot more health benefits. The bigger variety of gooseberry is highly used in Ayurvedic medicinal preparations. We can prepare many types of dishes also using gooseberries, but pickle is the famous and familiar
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