Gooseberry Chutney - Amla Chutney - Nellikkai Chammanthi

One of my childhood memories was eating raw tart gooseberries with a bit of salt and chilli and then drinking a nice cold cup of water. The water tastes refreshingly sweet after eating gooseberries.  I am sure this will strike a chord with almost all of my Indian friends as they would have tried it at some time in their youth.  Only recently I discovered that the reason for this is that