Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe

A vitamin C rich chutney that has an equal balance of sweet and spicy that can go well as a side dish for your meals.

Archana's Kitchen
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Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe is a wonderful chutney that you must try at home. It consist of alma in other words called as gooseberries, which is cooked till soft and ground to paste and then cooked in masala till it has got infused with all the flavors. Amla is a powerhouse of Vitamin C and is great for hair and skin. It is also rich in antioxidants and fiber, thus it is also diabetic friendly dish. Therefore adding amla into your everyday diet will help you in a lot of ways.

Serve the Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe along with Crispy dosa or thalipeeth to enjoy it along with your breakfast meal.

If you are looking for more Chutney Recipes here are some : 

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  3. South Indian Coconut Chutney (For Idli's & Dosa's)

Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

45 M

Total in

55 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 100 grams Amla (Nellikai/ Gooseberry)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
  • 1/4 cup Jaggery
  • Salt , to taste
  • Oil

How to make Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe

  1. To begin making the Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe, pressure cook the amla along with a little water for three whistles. Once the pressure is released, open the cooker and deseed the alma.

  2. Grind the cooked amla in a mixer along with a little water and make into a smooth paste.

  3. Heat a kadai with oil, add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and hing, allow it to crackle.

  4. Add red chilli powder and give it a stir, add ground amla paste and mix well. 

  5. Add jaggery and salt and cook for a few minutes until the mixture comes together.

  6. Serve the Sweet & Spicy Amla Chutney Recipe along with Crispy dosa or thalipeeth to enjoy it along with your breakfast meal.