Gooseberry Thokku (Nellikai Thokku)

Ingredients:

• Gooseberries – 2 Cups
• Sesame Oil – ½ Cup
• Chili Powder – 2 tbs
• Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp
• Asafetida powder (Hing) – 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
  

Cooking Procedure:

• Wash the gooseberries.
• Heat water in a pot and when water begins to boil add the gooseberries.
• Boil for 5 minutes.
• Switch off heat and keep the pot covered for 10 mins.
• Drain the liquid and deseed the gooseberries and air dry.
• Add it to a blender and grate it.
• Lightly toast fenugreek seeds and powder it.
• Heat sesame oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Season mustard seeds; add hing and fenugreek powder followed by grated gooseberries.
• Add turmeric powder, chili powder and salt to taste.
• Simmer and cook on low heat until the thokku starts to leave the sides of the pan and oil starts to separate.
• This can be stored in the refrigerator for 15 days and used like a pickle.