Name: LAL MIRCH KA ACHAR recipe by Mukti Sahay at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Red chilly/lal mirch - 1 kg; Dry mango powder - 150 gms; Methi seeds/fenugreek seeds - 10 gms; Sauf/fennel seeds - 10 gms; Black mustard seeds/rai - 100 gms; Hing / asafoetida - 5 gms; Lemon juice - 1 cup; Coriander seeds - 50 gms; Onion seeds - 5 gms; Turmeric powder - 10 gms; Black salt - 50 gms; White salt - 50 gms; Jaggery/gur - 25 gms; Mustard oil - 500 gms

ABOUT LAL MIRCH KA ACHAR RECIPE

This is a recipe of an instant and easy pickle made with red chillies, a perfect accompaniment with dal and rice.

Ingredients Serving: 10

Red chilly/lal mirch - 1 kg
Dry mango powder - 150 gms
Methi seeds/fenugreek seeds - 10 gms
Sauf/fennel seeds - 10 gms
Black mustard seeds/rai - 100 gms
Hing / asafoetida - 5 gms
Lemon juice - 1 cup
Coriander seeds - 50 gms
Onion seeds - 5 gms
Turmeric powder - 10 gms
Black salt - 50 gms
White salt - 50 gms
Jaggery/gur - 25 gms
Mustard oil - 500 gms

Instructions

First wash the red chilly well and let them get dry.
Keep in the sun light for about 4 - 5 hours.
Hollow out the innards of the chilly,includes all the seeds.
Cut the red chilly into pieces.
Dry roast the sauf/fennel seeds,methi seeds,coriander seeds,black mustard seeds/rai and asafoetida on low flame.
Once cooled,grind all roasted spices and make a fine powder.
Take a large bowl add all the roasted spices,red chilly powder,turmeric powder,dried mango powder/amchur,black salt,saltand onion seeds and mix well.
Heat mustard oil in a pan.
Once cooled,add 5 - 6 tbsp mustard oil in the roasted spices and mix well nicely.
Add the chopped red chilly/lal mirch in all the spices and mix well.
Place the red chilly pickle in a bottle.
Pour the mustard oil in the bottle.
Close the lid and keep the bottle under the sunlight for 6 - 7 days.
Serve with rice

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