Ramzan special: Mirchi Ka Salan recipe with video tutorial

Mirchi ka salan is a popular side dish served along with Hyderabadi biryani. The one ingredient, a secret one, which is put in the mirchi ka salan is a sweetening agent. We can either use jaggery or sugar to sweeten the gravy. The sweet and tangy mirchi ka salan goes well with biryani.

Ingredients for making Mirchi ka salan

• 250 gms large green chillies
• For the dry paste (Masala)
• 200gms desiccated coconut
• 200 gms sesame seeds
• 200 gms peanuts
• 100 gms cumin seeds

For the gravy of Mirchi ka salan

• 200 gms tamarind
• 200 gm sugar/jaggery
• 2-3 onions
• 2 tbsps red chili powder
• 2 tbsps ginger-garlic
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1½ cup oil
• Salt to taste

For tempering Mirchi ka salan

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds

Method of making Mirchi ka salan

• Deep fry the green chilies in hot oil. Remove and keep aside.
• Roast and grind all the dry ingredients together for the paste.
• Also soak the tamarind in a cup of water and extract pulp.
• Roast the onions to make a paste.
• Mix the tamarind pulp, the onion paste with the rest of the masalas.
• Heat oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the masala and cook for about 15-20 minutes.
• Add sugar/jaggery, stir constantly.
• In the end add the fried green chilies.
• Simmer for about 5-10 minutes and remove from heat.