By Nikita Toppo
Planning to make biryani at home? Pair it with mirchi ka salan to make your meal more delicious.
50 gm green chillies, 50 gm cooking oil, 5 gm mustard seeds, 2 gm cloves, 5 gm curry leaves, 100 gm onion paste (sauteed), 25 gm ginger-garlic paste, 50 gm tamarind, salt, 10 gm coriander leaves. For Salan Paste: 50 gm peanuts, 50 gm coconut, 15 gm sesame seeds, 20 gm coriander seeds, 10 gm cumin seeds, 5 red chillies, 5 gm peppercorns
Slit and deep fry the green chillies in hot oil and keep aside. Roast and grind together ingredients for the paste.
Soak the tamarind in a cup of water and extract pulp. Heat oil and add the mustard seeds, when crackling add the cloves and the curry leaves.
Mix the sauteed onion paste and stir for 3 minutes. Add the salan paste and pour 15 ml of water at intervals to avoid paste sticking to the pan.
Add the tamarind pulp and 50 ml of water. Stir until the gravy resembles the consistency of a sauce.
Add the salt and the fried chillies to the hot gravy. Boil it for a minute. Remove and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.