Name: Hyderabadi Mirchi Ka Salan recipe by Aruna Saraschandra at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Less hot large size green chilli - 6; For Grinding; Ground nuts - 2 tsp; Sesame seeds - 11/2 tsp; Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp; Dry coconut - 11/2 tsp; Onion - 2 (roughly chopped); Ginger - 1 inch; Garlic - 3; Oil - 1 tsp; For gravy; Oil - 5tsp; Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp; Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp; Red chilli powder - 1 tsp; Garam masala - 1/2 tsp; Onion - 1(finely chopped); Tamarind - small lemon size; Butter - 1 tsp; salt as per taste; Water - 2 cups(adjust accordingly)

Ingredients Serving: 6

Less hot large size green chilli - 6
For Grinding
Ground nuts - 2 tsp
Sesame seeds - 11/2 tsp
Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp
Dry coconut - 11/2 tsp
Onion - 2 (roughly chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 3
Oil - 1 tsp
For gravy
Oil - 5tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1(finely chopped)
Tamarind - small lemon size
Butter - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
Water - 2 cups(adjust accordingly)

Instructions

Soak tamarind in hot water, wash green chilli/ mirchi in water and tap it with dry cloth. slit chilli in middle(do not slit upto end) and dressed it.
Take pan fry groundnuts, once it starts changing color add sesame & poppy seeds, dry coconut fry it well on low flames and take it into plate.
In the same pan add 1 tsp of oil fry onion when it starts changing color add ginger and garlic. Take it into plate and let it cool.
Now grind all the above to smooth paste and keep it aside.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan add slited green chillies fry it all sides, till it changes color on low flames. Do not break the chillies while frying.
In the same pan add 3 tsp of oil add mustard seeds once it starts crackling add cumin seeds, curry leaves fry it.
Now add turmeric and red chilli powder and mix it well, immediately add finely grinded masala paste mix well.
Add tamarind extract, garam masala powder, some water and mix everything well and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Now add required amount of water and fried green chilli to the above, close the lid and cook for 10 min on low flames till mirchi absorbs masala.
Atlast add 1 tsp of butter give it a quick mix. That's it spicy, tasty Hyderabadi Mirchi ka salan is ready. We can have it with biryani's, naans or with Roti's. I had it with carrot rice :yum::heart_eyes:.

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