Recipe: Mirchi Ka Salan

Mirchi Ka Salan is a Hyderabadi Recipe and served as a condiment. Learn to make it with perfection by trying this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

250 gms green chillies (slit)
4 onions (chopped)
½ garlic pod
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 tbsp sesame seeds
¼ cup of peanuts
1½ tsp poppy seeds (khus khus)
10 gm ginger (julienne)
2 tsp desiccated coconut
¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp jaggery or sugar
75 gms tamarind pulp
10 curry leaves
1 cup oil
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Mix all the spices and jaggery, and grind them into a fine powder. Roast onion, ginger, garlic and grind this into thick paste. Now heat oil in a pan and temper it with curry leaf. Add onion paste and cook till it turns light brown. Add the spices, powder and chillies. Cook till the gravy gets thick. Serve hot.