Mirchi Ka Salan

Mirchi Ka Salan

This is a gravy which i tasted first time at a friends place . My friends mom had made this for lunch as a side dish for veg biriyani and it tasted awesome. This  hyderabadi dish is also served in restaurants as side dish to biriyanis.
                                                                                                                    

Heres goes the  reciepe

Ingredients

long green chillies  or green peppers, cut into thick strips - 2 cups

cumin seeds      - 1 tsp

mustard seeds  - 1/2 tsp

nigella seeds (kalonji)-1/4 tsp

curry leaves- few 

turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

coriander-cumin powder  - 2tbsps 

chilli powder-1tsp (adjust acc to taste)

chopped coriander- 2tbsp 

oil-5tbsp

Lemon juice- to taste

Jaggery- about 1 tsp

salt to taste

To be ground into a dry powder 

peanuts, roasted- 2tbsps

sesame seeds (til), roasted-1 tbspcumin seeds, roasted-1tbspcashewnuts,roasted - 1 tbsp

to be ground into a paste

garlic-6 pods
onions chopped - 1/2 cup
tomatoes chopped-1 cup

freshly grated coconut-3 tbsp 

Wash and slit the green chillies. remove the seeds and fry in hot oil until they turn whitish in colour. remove and keep aside.

In the same oil, add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, nigella seeds and curry leaves. when the seeds crackle, add the paste and cook for 2 minutes, add the turmeric powder, coriander-cumin seed poweder, chilli powder and powdered peanut-sesame mixture. cook over a medium flame, sirring continously until the oil separates. add 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. add the fried green chillies, coriander and salt and simmer until the gravy thickens.Take off the stove and add lemon juice.