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Mirch ka Salan

Sep-28-2015
Krithika Chandrasekaran
0 minutes
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Mirch ka Salan RECIPE

Salan, or curry, is a popular base that is combined with several vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Making this for the first time, I took inspiration from Tarla Dalal. The part I loved was the use of peanuts and sesame seeds.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Dinner Party
  • Hyderabadi
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. Bhavnagari or Bajji chilies - 8
  2. Capsicum - 1
  3. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  4. Jeera - 1 tsp
  5. Curry leaves - a few
  6. Fenugreek (Methi) seeds - 1/4 tsp
  7. Chili powder - 2 tsps
  8. Dhaniya-Jeera powder - 2 tbsps
  9. Tamarind (Imli) pulp - 1 tbsp
  10. Chopped fresh coriander - 2 tbsps
  11. Water - 2 cups
  12. Oil - 2 tbsps
  13. Salt to taste
  14. Roasted Peanuts - 2 tbsps
  15. Roasted jeera - 1 tbsp
  16. Roasted Sesame(Til) - 2 tbsps
  17. Ginger - 1/2
  18. Garlic - 6 cloves
  19. Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)
  20. Tomatoes - 1 cup (chopped)
  21. Coconut (fresh grated) - 3 tbsps

Instructions

  1. Wash and slit the chilies. De-seed and fry in oil. Or you could shallow fry in less oil, which is what I did! Drain and keep aside.
  2. For the dry masala, grind the roasted peanuts, sesame seeds and jeera to a coarse powder. Keep aside. For the gravy base, grind ginger, garlic, onion, tomatoes and fresh coconut to a paste.
  3. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pan, add jeera, mustard seeds, methi seeds and curry leaves. Let them crackle. Now add the ground paste and stir well. Let it cook for about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the dry masala mix to this gravy and stir again. Let it cook on a medium flame till oil starts to separate. Add 2 cups water, tamarind pulp and bring to a boil.
  5. Finally add the green chilies and capsicum , along with chopped coriander. Check for salt and let simmer on low till gravy thickens.
  6. Serve "hot" :)

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