

Tamil
Nellikai Sadam
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Serves: 2 people
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Spice Level: Medium
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Cooked rice (2 cups)
- Gooseberry (amla/nellikai) (2 large, grated)
- Fresh coconut (nariyal) (grated) (1 tbsp)
- MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp)
- MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder (1/4 tsp)
- Salt (to taste)
For tempering:
- Sesame oil (til ka tel) (2 tsp)
- Mustard seeds (sarson) (1/2 tsp)
- Bengal gram (chana dal) (1/2 tsp)
- Split black gram (urad dal) (1/2 tsp)
- Green chillies (halved) (2)
- Curry leaves (1 sprig)
Method
- Heat oil in a pan and temper with the ingredients given under ‘tempering’.
- Mix grated gooseberry, MTR Haldi/Turmeric Powder, MTR Lal Mirch/Red Chilli Powder, salt and cook over low flame for 5 mins.
- Add the cooked rice and grated coconut, stir well to mix.
- Serve the healthy and delicious nellikai sadam piping hot.