Mirchi ka salan

                       This is one of the famous dish in hyderabad.. The ingredient which are used in this gravy is different and sounds intresting too. So far i have prepared gravy using coconut paste, cashew paste, onion paste, tomato and onion puree, but this one mainly prepared using groundnut n sesame seeds.This gravy goes well with roti or any indian bread. In hyderabad , they prepare this gravy as side dish for biryani.

Ingredients:

Mirchi - 4 ( Banana peppers or bhajji milagai)
Jeera - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
Red chilli - 3
Roasted peanuts - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 6 cloves
Ginger - 1" piece
Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 small
Curry leaves - 3 or 4
Turmeric powder  - 1 tsp
Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp

Recipe:

* Chop onion into fine pieces.
* Slit mirchi, remove the seed and fry slightly in oil.
* Dry roast jeera,coriander seed and sesame seed. Grind it along with roasted groundnut/peanut,red chilli,garlic,ginger with 1/2 cup water.
           In a kadai,add oil. Once it is hot, add mustard seed,curry leaves,onion. Fry till onion is slightly brown in color. Now pour the grinded paste, turmeric powder,salt and 1 cup water. Cover the pan and cook till the gravy get thickens up. Now add tamarind paste,mix and bring to boil. Finally add fried mirchi n stir it. Cook for 2 more minutes. Serve the gravy  as a side dish for biryani or any indian bread.

Note:

* Use kashmiri red chilli , it will give reddish color to the gravy and also less spicy. Else, use red chilli powder instead of red chilli.
* We can also use simla mirch(capsicum) instead of this one.
* We can also add tomato puree in the gravy,  if we don't like the taste of peanut and sesame seed.