Amla is Indian Gooseberry and is available in winter season. There are many health benefits of eating Amla or awla. They are rich in iron and improves immunity to fight many diseases. One can make preserve out of it and can consume throughout the year. Recipe for making this preserve or murabba is quite simple . You can prepare this Amla murabba by making use of whole gooseberries or by cutting them into segments.

Ingredients:

• 12-13 Fresh Amla / Gooseberries
• Sugar 1 1/2 Cup / 300 Grams
• 250 ml Water
• 1 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Kesar / Saffron strands
• 1 Teaspoon salt

Method:

Wash and pat gooseberries dry.

Cook them using water for about 15-20 minutes or until they turn soft.

Remove and cut them into segments. Keep the water used to cook these gooseberries. Use the same water plus some extra to make sugar syrup.

Discard the seeds.

Make sugar syrup by adding water in sugar and cooking on medium high heat till one string consistency as shown in picture 3 above. This will take around 10-15 minutes.

Drop gooseberry pieces into the syrup and cook again on medium high heat till the syrup turns very thick. Around 20 more minutes.

Add salt, saffron and cardamom powder,mix and cook for 1 minute.

Switch off the heat and let it cool down completely.

Once it cools down, store in the air tight glass container and refrigerate.

You can eat this murabba with bread whenever required and it remains good in the freeze for upto 1 year.

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