Nellikai / Amla / Gooseberry - Podi

Ingredients:

Amla - 5 pieces (big ones)
Urad dal - 2 1/4 tbsp
Dry Red Chilly - 6-8
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Tamrind - small piece
Hing - Little
Salt - As reqd
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:

• Chop the gooseberry and set aside.
• Now to the pan add in a tsp of oil.
• Add in urad dal and roast in low flame.
• Once color changes transfer to plate.
• Add in dry red chilly and saute.
• Once it fluffs up, transfer to plate.
• Add in coconut and saute in low flame.
• Once it changes to mild brown in color, add in hing.
• Add in salt and saute for few seconds.
• Transfer this to plate.
• Add in tamrind piece and saute for 2-3 mins, till it turns dry.
• Transfer to plate.
• Now spread the chopped amla and dap it with tissue papaer.
• To the blender, add in cooled mixture and blend it to fine powder.
• Finally add in amla pieces and blend it in pulse mode.
• Blend it corasely.
• You can mix this in rice or can use as pickle.
• Stays good for 4-5 days, if refrigerated.
• Over blending may make a thogayal, which will also be good.