Andhra Amla Rasam || Usirikaya charu || Indian gooseberry Rasam || Nellikai Rasam

Amla Rasam || Usirikaya rasam || Usirikaya charu || Nellikai Rasam is prepared using gooseberry. It is tangy, sweet and very healthy recipe which boosts our immunity system. We can prepare this Usirikaya charu with or without using dal. Rasam/ charu is one of the main recipe that is prepared in many South Indian houses. We can use cooked toor dal or cooked moong dal to prepare this usirikaya charu/rasam. Today I am sharing quick and instant rasam recipe without using any cooked dal and using fresh rasam powder. Like lemon rasam / nimmakaya charu , we also have usirikaya charu as a soup, it gives good refreshment to our throat.  In this particular period we all need to stay healthy by taking good food which helps to improve our immunity. 

Some related rasam, dal, amla and immunity booster recipes from my blog and YouTube  channel

Video links

** lemon rasam / nimmakaya charu 

** Immunity booster ginger & lemon green tea

Blog links

**  Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

** Rasam powder

** nimmakaya charu

** Andhra miriyala charu

** Drumstick rasam/ munakkada charu

** Udupi style tomato rasam/ udupi saaru

** Tamil Nadu - Sundakkai vatha kuzhambu

** Mamidikaya pappu /Mango dal

** Gummadikaya majjiga pulusu

** Menthi kura pappu

Health benefits of gooseberry/ amla /usirikaya / nellikai

* Gooseberry/ amla is one food which is rich in Vitamin  A, C and E. 

* Improves immunity

* Good for diabetic patients 

* Improves hair health

* Prevents constipation

* Improves eye vision and many more..

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this healthy, tangy and immunity booster usirikaya charu to  FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #282BestofBerries theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme is suggested by "Poonam" . She is very talented chef, I love her detailed explanation about recipe and with step by step pics. I bookmarked her amla murabba with jaggery, amla jam to try soon. Do check out her blog for many healthy and very interesting recipes. 

                         

                                           Amla Rasam

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 20 min

Serves : 1 bowl

Category : Rasam

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Main ingredients : Amla/gooseberry 

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

To prepare rasam powder 

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

pepper powder - 1 tsp

toor dal - 1/2 tsp(skip if you are using cooked toor dal)

To prepare amla paste

amla - 3(medium size)

green chilli - 1

other ingredients 

ghee- 1 tsp

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

red chilli - 1

curry leaves - 1 sprig

hing - 1 pinch

tomatoes - 1 (big )

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

powdered jaggery - 1/2 tsp

salt - as per taste

Instructions 

1) Dry fry cumin seeds, black pepper, toor dal till it changes color and take it into plate. 

2)Let it cool for sometime and then grind it to fine powder and keep it aside.

3) Wash gooseberry/amla, cut into pieces and remove its seeds. Take this amla pieces in a mixer jar, add green chilli, little water and grind it to fine paste and keep it aside. 

4) Add 1 tsp of ghee, to this add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds when it starts crackling add red chilli, curry leaves, hing and fry everything well.

5) Add chopped tomatoes, salt to the above and fry till becomes mushy.

6) Now add amla paste to the above, mix everything well and cooked for few minutes.

7) Add water as per requirement, here I added 3 glasses of water. Also add turmeric powder and 1&1/2 tsp of prepared rasam powder and boil till u get foam on rasam.

8) Now add jaggery powder boil usirikaya rasam for a minute and switch off the flames. 

That's it our amla rasam / usirikaya charu is ready, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve this rasam hot with rice and some papads and enjoy the refreshing taste of amla. 

Tips

** Adding toor dal while frying spices is optional, it gives thick consistency to rasam. 

** You can also add cooked toor dal while boiling rasam( skip adding toor dal while frying, if you use cooked toor dal). 

** You can also use rasam powder instead of grinding powder, but the taste will vary.

** You can also add garlic before frying tomatoes.

** You can also skip adding tomatoes. Instead of frying tomatoes you can grind it with amla. 

** Spicy taste of usirikaya rasam is from green chilli and from the pepper we used.

** Add prepared rasam powder accordingly to the quantity of rasam you are preparing.

** Do not boil rasam for long time. 

Hope you liked this healthy and tasty amla rasam/ usirikaya charu. Also check other related recipes from my blog and YouTube  channel by just clicking the link below pic..

                      

               Amla Rice/ Usirikaya Pulihora

rasam powder

lemon rasam

  Miriyala Charu / pepper rasam

                        Drumstick Rasam

                               

Sundakkai Vatha Kuzhambu || Usthikaya pulusu

                       
                             Mamidikaya pappu

Menthi akku pappu  

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