Mirchi Ka Salan !

This rich, luscious & spicy... Hyderabadi Mirchi ka Salan recipe for you all…. this recipe comes from the family of Baghara Baingan… yet with distinct taste !!

It goes well with Biryani / any type of Roti … checkout the Butter Kulcha recipe @Butter Kulcha

Mirchi Ka Salan

Ingredients :

Mirchi / Green Peppers - 4 to 5 depends on the size (Choose any kind which are medium to bigger)

Chopped Bell peppers / capsicum - 1 cup (OPTIONAL)

Chopped Onions - 1 cup 

Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tea spoon

Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 table spoon

Cinnamon stick -1 

Anise flower - 1

Small cardamom - 1

Red Chilli powder - 1 table spoon

Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon

Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon

Oil - 2 to 3 table spoons

Water - 1 to 2 cups

Peanuts - 3 to 4 table spoons

White sesame seeds - 2 table spoons

Shredded coconut - 3 table spoons

Tamarind extract - 1/2 table spoon

Jaggery powder / sugar - 1/2 table spoon (OPTIONAL)

Preparation :

- Wash the Mirchi in the water & dry them with a napkin, slit and remove the seeds.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Heat 1 table spoon of oil in the pan and fry the mirchi until splutter and skin turns little brownish or darker.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Once done, take out the mirchi into a plate and keep them aside.

- In the same pan, roast the peanuts, sesame seeds & coconut shred. 

Mirchi Ka Salan

- Grind these ingredients into a fine paste adding little water.

- Heat the remaining oil in the pan & add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon stick, anise & cardamom and fry them.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Add the chopped onions & capsicum to the pan and fry them until golden brown.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Add the ginger & garlic paste to the fried onions and sauté for few seconds.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Add the ground paste to the seasoning and give it a nice stir.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Add the tamarind extract, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric, coriander powder, jaggery / sugar (but I didn't add any sweet) and mix well.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Add water to the gravy, as per your preference the thickness of gravy you are looking for.

- Cover the pan with lid and let it cook under low heat for 5 to 7 minutes.

Mirchi ka Salan

- Open the lid & adjust the thickness if you want to add more water, or want to adjust the salt.

- Add the fried Mirchi to the Salan and stir through the gravy. Cover the pan with the lid and leave it to cook for few more minutes.

Mirchi Ka Salan

Hyderabadi Mirchi ka Salan is ready…enjoy !!!

Butter Kulcha !

It's been long time that I made kulcha…..&here they are.. yum yum yummy !!!

Butter Kulcha

Ingredients :

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup 

Yogurt / Curd - 2 table spoons

Baking powder - 1/2 tea spoon

Baking soda - 1/2 tea spoon

Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon

Oil - 1 table spoon ( this is to mix the dough)

Salt - 1/4 tea spoon

Milk - 1/4 cup

White / Black sesame seeds / Kalonji - 1 table spoon

Chopped mint leaves - 2 table spoons.

Butter - 1 to 2 table spoons

Preparation :

- Sieve the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & sugar together in to a mixing bowl.

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- Add the oil, yogurt to the dry ingredients and mix well.

- Knead the dough adding milk little by little while kneading the dough, DO NOT ADD MILK, ALL AT ONCE, It might make the dough runny.

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- Knead the dough well.. & cover the dough with a lid and keep it aside for 2 to 3 hours.

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- After 3 hours, we can use the dough to make the kulcha. For 1 cup of flour, we can make 4 or 5 kulchas.

- Divide the dough into equal parts and roll the kulcha, use some extra flour while rolling the kulcha.

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- I could make 5 kulchas with the dough, I made medium sized kulchas.

Butter Kulcha,

- Heat the Tawa / Iron skillet, grease with some oil / butter, also keep the heat low to medium.

- Place the rolled Kulcha on the skillet & wet your palm and tap on top of the kulcha and then sprinkle some chopped mint leaves & sesame seeds on the kulcha.

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- Once you observe the edges coming up, slowly turn the kulcha on to the other side and fry..once done transfer the kulcha from skillet to the plate & apply some butter.

Butter Kulcha

Butter Kulcha is ready…enjoy it with any gravy curry of your choice…we did with Mirchi Ka Salan !!

Check out the Mirchi Ka Salan recipe @ Mirchi ka Salan