Mirchi Ka Salan

Ingredients:

12 medium-sized large green chillies
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
2 large onions, cut lengthwise
4 dried red chillies, roasted
1 tsp each, coriander seeds, cumin, cinnamon and cloves, toasted lightly.
1 tbsp oil

Method:

• Heat about a tablespoon of oil.
• Bring the oil to smoking point and sear the chillies retaining their colour.
• Add onions and a paste of ginger, garlic, salt and tamarind juice to the seared chillies.
• Add about a cup of water and mix.
• Adjust salt and tamarind to taste.
• Cover the pot and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring in-between.
• The Salan is ready once the colour of the sauce darkens and it thickens.