Mirchi Ka Salan fauziaskitchenfun/ recipes/pickles-chutneys-dips/mirchi-ka- salan This is another favourite of mine, a popular Hyderabadi dish made of curried large chilli peppers cooked in a nutty thick sauce. I normally use the same technique for the sauce as the one for my bagharay baingan recipe ( fauziaskitchenfun/recipes/ veggies-beans-pulses/bagharay-baingan) and serve this dish as a pickle or side dish for rice or biryani meals. Serves 4-5 INGREDIENTS 250 gm large green chilli peppers (mild) 2 medium onions, sliced 1 small bunch fresh coriander 2 green chillies 2 tsp whole cumin seeds ½ tsp mustard seeds 4 curry leaves, chopped 2-3 whole dried red chillies (optional for extra spice) 1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garam masala powder ½ tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp tomato puree/paste (optional) 1 tbsp sugar ¼ cup tamarind water (soak tamarind in water and then drain out the pulp, then measure) OR juice of 1 lemon 1-2 tsp red chilli powder salt to taste some chopped fresh coriander for garnishing oil as needed In a frying pan, roast the following ingredients one at a time: ½ cup peanuts ½ cup coconut ¼ cup sesame seeds 1 tbsp white poppy seeds 2 tbsp coriander seeds 1 tbsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp channa/split chickpea lentils 1 small cinnamon stick 2 cloves INSTRUCTIONS Combine the roasted spices and grind to a powder. Set this aside. Wash and slit the chillies from the tip going up but not all the way through to the top. Leave the top stem attached. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the chillies for a few minutes, then drain and set them aside on paper towels. Now we can begin to make the rich gravy. In the same pan that you used for the chillies, heat 2 tbsp of oil. Fry the 2 sliced onions until golden brown. Remove and allow to cool slightly, then put the fried onions in a grinder. Add the bunch of coriander and the green chillies. Blend to a smooth paste. Then add the roasted powdered ingredients and blend again to combine. Set aside. Again, heat ¼ cup of oil in the pan, add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. When the start popping, add the chopped curry leaves, ginger/garlic pastes and the dried red chillies. Cook for a few seconds then add the blended onion/spices paste followed by the tomato paste (if you are using it) and stir well. Sprinkle on some salt as well as the turmeric powder and the red chilli powder. Now allow this mixture to cook low and slow, stirring often to prevent the mixture from sticking. Add half a cup of water and keep cooking the mixture (you need to keep stirring regularly) until it thickens and oil begins to separate from the sides. This should take around 10 minutes. Then add the fried chillies carefully, along with the sugar, tamarind water or lemon juice. Give it a mix and then simmer on low heat for another 5-10 minutes. Remember to taste and adjust for salt. Serve with biryani or plain rice as a side dish or pickle. Enjoy!
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:20:39 +0000
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