An easy recipe of Indian gooseberries, boiled and cooked in sugar syrup flavored with saffron
INGREDIENTS:
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Amla (Gooseberry) - 400 gm (Fresh Frozen amla from Indian Grocery Store - seedless)
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Rock Sugar - 250-300 gm approx (in powder form)
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Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
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Pink Salt - 1/2 tsp
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Dry Ginger Powder - 1/2 tsp
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Few saffron strands (4-5)
Instructions:
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Thaw and boil the entire content of gooseberry for 5-7 minutes on high.
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After the gooseberries are soft, take them out of the water and keep aside. You can use the leftover water for cooking as it is loaded with nutrients.
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Make the powder of rock candy.On the pan (low flame), put the rock candy (mishri) powder and coat all gooseberries.
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Add 2 TBSP water,saffron in it, and cook in low - medium flame, you will see that the color changes and the syrup turns thicker.
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Add the cardamom powder, pink salt and dry ginger and store in an air-tight container.
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Enjoy!
© 2022, Sucheta Thakur
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