Heikru Achar

Gooseberry/Amla Pickle

Dessert

Vegetarian

Kanglei

Pickle

Heikru Achar

Sunday, February 13, 2022 By : KH MATHOU

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Gooseberry/Amla Pickle

11 Ingredients
15 Mins
4 People

Heikru Achaar is a processed and seasoned food with mustard oil. Gooseberry, which is a very good source of Vitamin C , needs to be included in our diet, regularly, if not everyday. Gooseberry Pickle serves this purpose. 

Heikru Achar

Preparation Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
10 minutes

Total Time
15 minutes

Servings
4 servings

Ingredients
11 ingredients

Directions
7 steps

Ingredients

Primary

	2 Cups - Gooseberries Preferably freshly plucked
	250 ml - Mustard oil
	1 Tablespoon - Mustard Seeds
	1 Tablespoon - Cumin Seeds
	1 Tablespoon - Dried Red Chillies Powder
	2-3 Tablespoon - Kahmiri Mirch Powder To give reddish color to your pickle
	1 Teaspoon - Turmeric Powder
	2 Tablespoons - White Vinegar
	As per your taste - Salt
	8-10 roughly chopped - Green Chillies
	1 Teaspoon - Rai Powder

Directions

1
Take 2 cups of fresh Gooseberries. Steam it for 10 mins.
2
Take the steamed gooseberries and mash it slightly and remove the seeds. Season it with salt(as per your taste) and add 2 tablespoon of white vinegar. Cover it with a muslin cloth and keep it aside for 5-6 hours.
3
For preparing the pickle paste, add mustard oil on a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies on low flame and saute for about 2 mins.
4
Turn off the flame, cool the paste . Now, add Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Mirch powder , Rai powder and dried red chilly powder and mix well. Add little salt for taste.
5
Take the seasoned gooseberries and add in into the pickle paste. Mix it well . The pickle is done.
6
Now pour the pickle into a storing glass jar. Add mustard oil to fill the jar till the brim and your pickle is ready to be served.
7
N.B. Place the jar in the sunlight for every 2-3 days for longer preservation.