Nellikai Thokku 300 gm (Aswins Sweets)

Description

• Nellikai Thokku a spicy pickle made with grated gooseberry, red chili,mustard and also fenugreek powder.
• Aswin’s Nellikai (Amla) Thokku is Sweet & Sour Tasty Pickle from Gooseberry.
• It’s a type of dry chutney prepared from Gooseberry , red chili and fenugreek seeds.
• Gooseberry is a great source of vitamin C.
• Thokku is one of the way to include Gooseberry into the diet.
•  The method of making Thokku is slightly different from making Pickle (though Thokku is also a type of pickle).
• In Thokku, we usually grate the fruit/vegetable and cook them in the oil with required spices whereas in Pickle we add the spices directly in the cut vegetable/fruit. There are few other differences, but this is one of the key difference.
• Like Lemon pickle and mango pickle, this Nellikai thokku (Amla Achar) is also one of the traditional pickle variety made in Southern India.
• Amla is an excellent source of Vitamin C and E.
• It increases immunity and fights off free radicals.
• It is beneficial in preventing aging, cancer and cell damage. However, this fruit is slightly sour in taste, but it leaves sweetness in the mouth after eating it raw.
• It is very healthy and has the power to control many ailments.