Black Gooseberry Pickle (Karrinellika Pickle)
Ingredients
Gooseberry - 2kg
Garlic - 50grms (chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (finely chopped)
Green Chillies - 100grms
Small onions - 225 grms
Salt - 125 grms
Water - 1ltr
Gingelly Oil - 100ml
Musturd Seeds - 1 tsp
Whole pepper powder - 2 tsp or coarsely powdered pepper: 2tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida Powder - 1 tsp (fried & powdered)
Curry leaves 2 stalks
Method
Wash and dry the gooseberries thoroughly. Keep the gooseberries and all ingredients (2-10) in an earthen pot (meen chatti). Cover the mouth of the pot with banana leaves or aluminium foil and secure it tightly with a string of thread. Keep the pot over very low flame and allow it to boil. Shake the contents in between to mix well. Remove from fire. Do not open the pot. Repeat the same procedure of heating and shaking for 21 days till all the water has been absorbed and the gooseberries have turned black and soft.
After 21 days, heat gingelly oil, sputter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add asafoetida powder and pour over the gooseberries. When the contents have cooled down, store in an airtight jar. This pickle is excellent for invalids as it is prepared without much oil. Add more oil if it is required to be stored for a longer period.
Cooks Note: This is a very delicious pickle from central part of kerala. Store in fridge within one week. You will not get this pickle in stores!
2 comments:
Hi,
Thank you for this recipe. I once tasted it at a friends house when I was in school and loved it. Later I asked many people for this recipe and no one seem to know. Now almost 16 years later I chanced upon this recipe. From the photo Im sure this is the one I was looking for. Thank u so much for this. The next time I see fresh gooseberries in the Indian store I'm going to try making it. 21 days and mud chatti is a bit daunting, still Im sure the results are worth it. Thanks again.
Regards,
Divya,
Reading,U.K.
Thanks Divya for your comments. We are targeting dishes that are not easily available on the web. In one word Grandma’s recipes :)
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