Sweet Amala Pickle

Amala [ goose berry ] is very very rich in vitamin C and iron. Its really good for cold. Some ancient Indian medicine puts amala in very high list for its good health benefits. Consumption of this also good for your throat and hair also. It is believed that this strengthen your hair and it also makes our hair black and strong. 

 
This small sour, acidic fruit is available in the market during the month of October and November. Its time in the market is very short I mean one day you see it and next time you go looking for it you cant find it in the market. So, when you see it buy it and enjoy making its pickle and preserve it as much as you can.

Ingredients 

Amala                       :  two kg [ 2000 gram]
Green Chili                :  200 gram
Sugar                        :  1000 gram
Annis seed [Sauf]      :  two teaspoon
Fenugreek Seed        :  one teaspoon
Sea Salt                     :  two teaspoon
Black [rock ] Salt       :  one and half teaspoon 
Turmeric powder       :  Half teaspoon
sunflower oil              :  2-3 table spoon [ 75 ml]


How to convert these ingredients into a pickle ?

• Clean Amala and boil it  in a pressure cooker. When you hear one whistle then put gas on low heat and after another two whistle gas off. When you boil it put only one cup of water [ 275 ml ] on it and a teaspoon of sea salt. 
• Mash it with fork or you can use your hand too. 
• Remove pits from it, if you do not like its pit. But, if like to suck its pit when you enjoy the sweet pickle when you are working on your computer or basking in the sun.
• Clean and chop green chilies. You can make its paste also.
• In another pan heat oil. Put fenugreek seeds on it, when its color is light brown then add annis seeds [ Sauf ] and wait until both color turns into golden brown. Darker the better.
• Put turmeric powder in it.
• Add green chili in the pan and stir it for about three minutes.
• Add sugar in it and stir it properly until it melts well.
• Add the mashed amala in it.
• Cook it for about ten minutes with lid on, so that; Amala soaks all the sugar and salt into it. 

Now your Sweet Amala pickle is ready !

Note : 

1. When you cook it use hard anodized cookware instead of other metal vessel. Sour and acidic fruit are not good in all type of metal to cook.
2. This is a fresh pickle which can be ready to eat once its cools down but you can also put it in bottle and use it for about a month. 
3. Unlike other pickles this not something you can enjoy with rice. You can enjoy this tasty and delicious pickle when you work in computer or bask in the sun or feel sleepy during day time.