Monday, 28 January 2013

AMLA SYRUP - AMLA (AVLA ) SQUASH -home made recipe

Amla syrup is a byproduct of amla petha / amla candy recipe .That is while making amla petha your amla syrup gets ready automatically .Its like make one recipe & get one recipe free.





Husband had got plenty of awla stock from big bazaar & so my focus was on trying various dishes made from amla . so after trying amla chutney & amla pickle ,next one was amla candy .This candy is not only good in taste but for health too.

Recipe source is my mom




Benefits of amla :
* A good source of vitamin C, potassium and bioflavonoids.
* Fair amounts of iron and vitamin A.
* High in fiber, low in calories.

Read more health benefits of amla here.


Have u eaten this sweet & sour awla petha (amla candy) ? If  no  my suggestion is do try this tasty awala petha.This will be liked by your kids as well as elders.normally we get plenty of amla from october to january.


Ingredients:

10-15 Amla (awala -indian gooseberry) ( about 1 cup)
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 cup sugar


Method:







1. Wash amla wipe with a cloth .place amla in cooker tin ,sprinkle very litte water on whole amla & pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.let them cool.



 2 .place boiled amla on a towel so that extra water is absorbed .Now cut them into long pieces as shown below.




3. Now boil sugar with equal water to make one string syrup (ek tari paak) .mix ginger & lemon juice .




 4. now add amla pieces in sugar syrup & mix well .




 5.Let the pieces remain in syrup for 3 days. On third day you will find the amla pieces at the bottom of syrup as they have absorbed sugar syrup



AMLA CANDY ON DAY 1


AMLA CANDY ON DAY 3
6.on fourth day remove pieces & place them on a paper  to dry in sun for 2 -3 days you will get amla petha or avla candy.

7. Now heat the balance sugar syrup remaining in a pan an a low flame stirring in between till the amla syrup becomes litte thick & golden in colour .Now cool syrup, strain it and store in
  into an air tight container of plastic or glass.




8. When you need Amla sharbat  mix 3 tbsp of squash/sharbat with enough water and ice cubs. Serve refreshing amla sarbat

   
 This sarbat is not only good in taste but for health too.





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