Nellikai Arachu Kalakki
Nellikai arachu kalakki is a popular curd based pachadi variety from Kerala, also prepared in Tamilnadu . Usually uppu manga or uppu nellikai are used, meaning baby mangoes in brine or gooseberries in brine are used to prepare this healthy Delicious pachadi ..
If you do not have amlas in brine or baby mangoes in brine, you can use fresh gooseberries or fresh baby mangoes but need to be cooked with pinch of salt .
Recipe
1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
6-7 baby mangoes in brine or gooseberries in brine
If using fresh mangoes or gooseberries, cook them first with pinch of salt .
some curry leaves
2 Red chilly
2 Green chilly –
1 small piece jaggery
1/2 cup whisked curd
Salt as required
To temper
1 tsp coconut oil1/2 tsp Mustard seeds1 red chilly4 methi seedsfew Curry leaves
Method
grind baby mango from brine ,or cooked gooseberries ,
add jaggery , chillies, coconut , few curry leaves, grind to paste.
temper with mustard seeds, methi , curry leaves, 2 red chillies.
Enjoy chilled .
Nellikai Arachukalakki
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