Gooseberry Rice

Indian gooseberry or Amla in Hindi and Usirikaya in Telugu, is associated with many health benefits. First of all, it is very low in saturated fats, cholesterol and sodium, but high in dietary fibre, Vitamin C, A, potassium and manganese. It has been used extensively in Indian medicine - Ayurveda - to make herbal medicines that maintain good health.

Amla has about 500mgms of Vitamin C which is even more than oranges which have a high content of Vitamin C.

Gooseberries also help in weight reduction and acts as body coolant and flushes out the toxins from the body. We are very familiar with amla murabba and chutney and pickles made with Gooseberry. Here I have made Gooseberry rice which is nutritious, tasty, very good for diabetics and is gluten free. Gooseberries can be consumed everday to maintain one's health.

This recipe serves four people.

Ingredients	Quantity
Cooked Rice (any variety)	2 cups
Gooseberries	2 cups
Lime Juice	2 tbsps
Peanuts	1 tbsps
Channa Dal (Bengal Gram Dal)	1 tbsp
Urad Dal (Black Gram Dal)	1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds	1 tsp
Chopped Green Chilli	1 tbsp
Red Chillies	2 or 3
Asafoetida (Hing)	a pinch
Fried Cashewnuts	10
Curry Leaves (Karivepakku or Kari Patta)	a few
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	2 tbsps

Method

1. Deseed the washed goosebrries and put them in the electric grinder and grind them finely.


2. Take oil in a pan and heat it. Add the channa dhal, urad dhal, mustard seeds, peanuts, red chillies and hing and fry till light brown.


3. Add the chopped green chillies,curry leaves,tumeric powder and a few fried cashewnuts and mix.


4. Then add the ground gooseberries snd saute them till cooked.


5. Remove from the heat and add salt,lime juice and hot cooked rice and mix well.


6. Serve hot garnished with the rest of the fried cashewnuts.