GOOSE BERRY ( NELLIKKAI) PICKLE DRY

I like pickles very much. I cant think of eating lunch ( if it is rice) without any pickles(acchar).In our place(cochin),we dont say acchar - we say manga(mango) curry,nellikka curry,naranga(lime) curry  etc.I am particularly fond of the kannimanga(tender mango) curry,that is prepared in bharanis(porcelien jars  specially used for the purpose).The rich taste,aroma  oh ,my mouth is watering. Every week I prepare single small batch of any of this mango or nellikka curries.Not kannimanga., the simple chetthu manga curry only. My daughter ,she has also started liking curries & she insists on any of this as accompaniment for lunch.Here is a nice neellika curry recipe
U NEED

GOOSE BEERY                                                    20 NOS
GINGELLY OIL(ELLENNA)                                HALF A CUP
RED CHILLY POWDER                                       6 TEASPOONS ( I USE THE PIRIYAN

                                                                                MULAGUPODI(KASHMERE CHILLY)

SALT                                                                         TO TASTE

FENUGREEK  POWDER                                         1 TEASPOON

ASAFOETIDA POWDER                                           1/2 TEASPOON

Wash the gooseberries.Heat the oil in a  kadai . add the goose berries . saute it till it becomes tender.meanwhile u can add the salt ,when the gooseberries become tender,add the fenu greek&asafoetida powders.when the raw smell goes. remove it from fire and   ur  nellikkai cury is ready. Remember this a dry curry.