Mirchion ka Saalan

INGREDIENTS:

1. Green chillies 15(Big ones)




2. Khopra/Dessicated coconut 1 and 1/2 cups




3. Til 3/4th cup




4. Phalli 3/4th cup




5. Onion 1 medium(Fried to light brown in colour)




6. Cumin powder 1/2Tspn




7. Coriander powder 1Tspn




8. Tamarind Pulp 2Handfuls




9. Cumin whole 1Tspn




10. Rai whole 1Tspn




11. Kalonji 1/2Tspn




12. Methi whole 1/2Tspn




13. Curry leaves 10-15




14. Salt to taste




15. Oil for cooking

METHOD:

• Roast Khopra,phalli,til without oil and grind it to a fine powder.




• Mix cumin powder,coriander powder in it.




• Heat 6-8Tbpns of oil in a vessel,Slit the Green chilles a bit and fry for 2-3 minutes,remove them in a plate and keep aside.To the same oil add zeera,rai,kalonji,methi seeds and curry leaves.This makes your bagaar.Fry for 1-2mins.




• Cook on low flame only and make sure oil is not too hot otherwise your masala will get burned when u add the powders..Add the grinded powders along with tamarind pulp and 2-3 cups of water.




• Fry till oil starts leaving sides,also add salt and green chilles.




• Keep tasting the saalan ,add more tamarind pulp if required.Cook on low flame for 20mins approximately.Keep stirring the saalan as well.The trick is to keep stirring Masale wale recipes (bhuno)to make it even more tastier.