Health Benifits - Gooseberry

 Gooseberry:

    The Indian gooseberry is also known as Amla. They are rich in antioxidant, vitamin C, vitamin A, Iron and Calcium. They are high in fibre and low in sugar. It helps in regulating the body temperature.

Benefits of Gooseberry:

• When you have a cold or cough take two table spoon of gooseberry powder with two table spoon of honey. It will give instant relief from cold or cough.

• Daily consumption helps in the improvement of eye sight.

• Gooseberry is a natural conditioner that give you soft hair.

• Gooseberry reduce fine lines, wrinkles in face. Drinking amla juice with honey give you glowing skin.

• Gooseberry boost your immune functioning and improves your digestion.

• By consuming amla juice daily it helps to burn unwanted fat in your body and it is also good for your mental health.

Collection of 5 healthy and tasty gooseberry recipies:

    Here are some of the easiest recipies you can consume in your daily life.

Gooseberry fry:

• Wash gooseberry and remove their seeds.

• Put oil in frying pan and heat it. Put cumin seeds and carom seeds in oil.

• After frying them add coriander powder, turmeric powder and re chilli powder.

• Now add gooseberry and mix well and add salt in mixture.

• Fry gooseberry 2-3 min. Now cover the pan and let it be in low flame for 5 min.

• Finally garnish with coriander leaves. 

Gooseberry jam:

• Add the gooseberry in water and cook gooseberries on low flame till they become tender.

• Strain the water and take out seeds from gooseberries. Blend the gooseberries in the mixer and make paste.

• Now take steel pan. Put the gooseberries paste and add sugar. Cook on medium flame. Stir the mixture and finally gooseberry jam is ready.

Gooseberry juice:

• Wash the gooseberry and remove the seeds. Chop the gooseberries for half cup.

• Blend the chopped gooseberries.

• Add half cup of water for smooth blending.

• Finally strain using strainer and add one spoon of honey. 

Gooseberry thokku:

• We need to remove the gooseberry seed and chop it.

• Steam the chopped gosseberry for 5-7 min.

• Heat the oil and saute urdal dal and tomatoes in pan.

• Blend the steamed gooseberries, roasted tomatoes, urdal dal and cumin seed in mixer grinder.

• Finally add salt.

Gooseberry raita:

• Remove the seed from gooseberry.

• Blend the raw gooseberries, grated coconut and green chilli to mixture.

• Mix it with curd and add grated cucumber and salt to it.

How many gooseberry can be eaten in a day?

    It is recommended to eat 1-2 gooseberry per day.

What is the best time to drink amla juice?

    Drink it early in the morning on an empty stomach. Avoid drinking at night because it contain cold potency.

Who should not eat gooseberry?

    For a patient with low blood sugar level should be take gooseberry with proper precaution because intake of gooseberry drop blood sugar level. Allergic people also should not take amla products without doctor advice.