Gooseberry chutney is a delicious, healthy and easy to make chutney recipe. It is a very simple dish which anyone can give a try. This chutney is an all-time favourite in my household. It is good in controlling blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and also for improving the immunity. Gooseberry is otherwise called Amla in Hindi and Nellikka in Malayalam. Hence, this dish is popularly known as Nellikka Chammanthi in Malayalam.
Firstly, gooseberry has numerous health benefits making it a very popular fruit. It is very effective against diseases like diabetes, liver diseases and constipation. Gooseberry is also a useful component in remedies for diarrhea and dysentery. Secondly, it is used in many hair tonics as it enriches hair growth and hair pigmentation. Drinking gooseberry juice with honey is good for improving eyesight. It contains chromium, which has a therapeutic value for diabetic patients. Gooseberry stimulates the isolated group of cells that secrete the hormone insulin. As a result, it helps in reducing blood sugar in diabetic patients.
Gooseberry is highly rich in Vitamin C. As a result, during these Covid-times, gooseberries are high in demand as they are perfect immunity boosters. Gooseberry is being used commonly now-a-days to make juices, pickles, chutneys and they even can be consumed raw. Well, here is an immunity booster gooseberry chutney to try out for sure.
Try out this yummy and healthy Gooseberry chutney at your home and let me know how it turns out. Also please checkout my other chutney recipes here.
Ingredients
- 3 Nos. Gooseberries
- 300 gms. Grated coconut
- 4 Nos. Shallots
- ½ inch Ginger piece
- 2 Nos. Green Chillies
- Curry leaves, a sprig
- Salt, to taste
Method
- Wash and remove seeds from gooseberry and cut into small pieces.
- Take a blender and add gooseberry pieces, grated coconut, ginger, green chillies, shallots, curry leaves and salt.
- Blend this for 5 minutes without adding water to it.
- Transfer this into a serving bowl.
- Tasty gooseberry chutney/ nellikka chammanthi is ready. Yummy!!
- Serve immediately with rice, idlis, dosas etc. Do not store these fresh chutneys for long.
