Nellikka Lehyam/നെല്ലിക്ക ലേഹ്യം

GooseBerry or Amla is the best medicine to avoid hairfall and prevents graying of  hair.It helps to slow down of ageing and it boosts immunity.

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           Ingredients

1.Gooseberry 1kg(18 medium size )
2.Pepper 1tsp
3.Cloves  4-5
4.Cardamom Green 4-5
5.Mace(Jathi pathri)1
6.Jaggery 4 blocks
7.Dry Ginger powder 1/4 tsp
8.Water 1/4 to 1/2 cup
9.Ghee 4 tsp
10.Star anise 1
11.small cinnamon stick 1

METHOD

1.Clean and wash gooseberries.2.Steam gooseberries in Idly pot .When it is cooked switch off the stove.3.Let the cooked gooseberries cool down.4.Once the gooseberries cooled down,remove the seeds. 5.Grind spices.(2,3,4,5,10 & 11)6.Melt Jaggery block with 1/4 th cup of water.7.When the jaggery is melted completely strain it and keep it aside. 8.Blend steamed gooseberry with required amount of jaggery syrup.(after cooling down jaggery) 9.Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan .10.Pour the blended gooseberry mix and  the rest of the jaggery syrup into the pan and stir continuously..
11.Add ground spices into the mix.12.Mix well.13. Add dry ginger powder and mix well.14.Saute on medium flame  until it becomes thick consistency.15.When it becomes thick switch off the stove.

Once the mix becomes cooled down keep it in an air tight container.It is better to have 1 or 2 teaspoon of Gooseberry Lehyam daily. Keep this in refrigerator.For daily use keep a small portion of Lehyam outside of refrigerator.