Amla,ginger candy

We get plenty of Amla during winters. Most of the time we end up making pickle out of it,  the other day I added a few fresh Amla pieces in coconut chutney and we loved it.

Here is another such an effort to make fresh candy out of Amla. I have added chopped ginger and crushed peppercorns.

Amla, ginger candy

10 large gooseberries(Amla)

1 inch piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

10 crushed peppercorns

Salt as required/optional

3 tablespoon jaggery powder or sugar

1/2 teaspoon garam masala,

 (I used homemade spice masala which I have made for tea, here is the recipe link )

http://jayanthisindianrecipes.blogspot.com/2020/11/tea-masala-powder.html

Method

*Wash and cook Amla with very less water in a pan. Off stove,let it reach room temperature, we will cut and remove the Amla and discard the seeds.

*Wash, peel and cut ginger into thin slices/ you can grate if you like.

*In the same pan we cooked Amla, pour jaggery powder,let it melt, add sliced ginger, Amla, salt, crushed peppercorns and garam masala powder. Mix in. Reduce the flame, cook for two to three minutes. Off the stove.

*Once the candy reached normal room temperature, trasfer it to a strarilized/sun dried ceremic pot/bottle/airtight container.

* Enjoy the delicious aromatic, flavourful sweet,sour and crunchy candy.