Mirchi Ka Salan

Ingredients:

1. Fresh green chilli – 7 to 8
2. Dry coconut powder – 3 tbsps
3. Groundnut powder – 3 tbsps
4. Thilli – 2 sps
5. Onions – 2 (sliced as shown)
6. Rai – 1 sp
7. Jeera – 1 sp
8. Somp (Fennel Seeds) – 1 sp (crushed a bit)
9. Lavang – 3 to 4
10. Elachi – 2 to 3
11. Dalchini – 3 to 4
12. Methi seeds – 1 sp
13. Sajeera – 1 sp
14. Kali meri – 5 to 6
15. Red chilli powder – 2 sps
16. Daniya powder – 1 sp
17. Cooking oil – 2 tbsps for gravy (for deep frying onions)
18. Tamarind juice – ¼ cup
19. Salt to taste
20. Karipatha – few
21. Fresh coriander for garnishing

Method:

1. In a pan first deep fry sliced onion to golden brown. (as shown)
2. Blend dry coconut powder, groundnut and thill into a fine paste.
3. Heat 2 tbsps of cooking oil in a pan and add rai, jeera, sajeera, lavang, elachi, kalimeri, dalchini, somp and dry methi seeds. Fry them for 1 min.
4. Add the above coconut paste and karipatha, fry till the oil separates. 
5. Now add red chilli powder and daniya powder. Fry for 2mins.
6. Add tamarind juice and 1 cup of water. Now add the green chilli to the gravy and boil for 10 to 15 mins and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.
7. Goes best with Hydrabadi biryani and pulavs :)