Nellikai Tambli / Gooseberry buttermilk soup

Ingredients:

1. Nellikai [Gooseberry] - 10 medium size
2. Shredded Coconut – 1 cup
3. Buttermilk – 1 cup
4. Green chilly – 2
5. Salt – as required
6. Ghee/Oil – 1 tsp
7. Mustard seed – ½ tsp
8. Red chilly – 1
9. Curry leaves – 3 to 4
10. Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Cook Gooseberry/Nellikai to tender. Remove the seeds
2. Grind Gooseberry, green chilly, coconut and cumin seeds to smooth paste
3. Add buttermilk and salt to the paste
4. Heat ghee/oil in a pan. Add mustard. When mustard starts to splutter, add curry leaves and red chilly
5. Garnish this over the paste
6. This tastes good with rice