Amla Candy
Amla Candy is a healthy , nutritious candy prepared with gooseberries . These are a powerhouse of vitamin C and can be stored for a long time .
Ingredients
- 1 kg Amla
- 750 gms sugar
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Instructions
- Method
- Wash the amlas well .
- Next take a big pot , fill it with enough water so that the Amlas are submerged .
- Place the water to boil .
- Once the water starts boiling add the amlas .
- Boil the amlas for 2 minutes and then switch off the flame and cover them for 5 minutes .
- Drain the water using a sieve.
- As soon as they become cold , slice them using a knife, remove the kernels .
- Put the Amla pieces in other pot and add 650 gms of sugar , so that it covers all the Amla pieces .
- Powder the 50 gms and keep aside .
- Cover and leave overnight .
- Next day sugar will turn into a syrup and Amla pieces will float .
- Stir the syrup and pieces and then these covered for another 2-3 days .
- After 2-3 days the Amla pieces will sink down .
- Use a thick sieve , strain the Amla pieces . Reserve the syrup .
- Pick each piece and place them on a plastic sheet and place them in the sunlight .
- Sun dry these pieces till they are completely dry .
- Toss these into powdered sugar and store the Amla Candy in a airtight container .
- The reserved syrup can be used to make Amla Sharbet .
