Lehsun Amla Chutney Recipe - Garlic Gooseberry Chutney

Name: Lehsun Amla Chutney Recipe - Garlic Gooseberry Chutney
Prep time: 15 min
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 8 Amla (Nellikai/ Gooseberry); 6 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions); 10 cloves Garlic; 2 Green Chillies; 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina); 1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; Salt; as per your taste; 1 teaspoon Oil; For Tempering; 1 teaspoon Oil; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/4 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split); 1/4 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal); 1 sprig Curry leaves; 10 Cashew nuts

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Prep Time Total in 15 M

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Tamil Nadu

Diet Vegetarian

Lehsun Amla Chutney Recipe is a delicious and tangy chutney recipe that is prepared with garlic, pearl onions, gooseberries or amla, coriander leaves and mint leaves. This chutney is a powerhouse of superfood ingredients.

Ingredients

8 Amla (Nellikai/ Gooseberry)
6 Pearl onions (Sambar Onions)
10 cloves Garlic
2 Green Chillies
1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)
1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
Salt
as per your taste
1 teaspoon Oil
For Tempering
1 teaspoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1/4 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
1/4 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
1 sprig Curry leaves
10 Cashew nuts

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Garlic Amla Chutney Recipe, first wash the gooseberry, cut into pieces and remove the seed

Step 2

Wash mint leaves, coriander leaves and keep aside

Step 3

Place a heavy bottomed pan on heat and add a teaspoon cooking oil

Step 4

Once the oil is hot, add pearl onions and garlic

Step 5

Saute them until the onions are translucent

Step 6

Next add gooseberry (amla), mint leaves and coriander leaves

Step 7

Saute well for 2 minutes until the leaves wilt

Step 8

Turn off the the heat

Step 9

Allow the amla, garlic and onion mixture to cool

Step 10

Once cooled, transfer the Garlic Amla Chutney mixture into mixer along with required amount of salt

Step 11

Blend everything into thick paste adding very little water

Step 12

Keep the Garlic Amla Chutney aside

Step 13

To prepare the tempering, heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a tadka pan

Step 14

Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal

Step 15

Once the mustard seeds sputters, add curry leaves and cashews

Step 16

Fry the cashew nuts until they are brown

Step 17

Add the prepared tempering to the Garlic Amla Chutney

Step 18

Mix well and your Garlic Amla Chutney is ready to be served

Step 19

Serve Garlic Amla Chutney as a side dish for Dosa or Idli for breakfast

Step 20

You can even serve Garlic Amla Chutney with hot steamed rice and ghee along with Beetroot Poriyal for a simple lunch