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Ingredients

  • 250 gms big green chilies
  • 50 ml cooking oil
  • 30 gms tamarind pulp
  • 100 gms beaten yogurt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt to taste

For salan paste

  • 250 gms roasted onions
  • 35 gms roasted peanuts
  • 35 gms dried coconut
  • 20 gms ginger-garlic paste
  • 5 gms sesame seeds
  • a sprig of coriander leaves
Method

Deep fry green chilies in hot oil. Remove and keep aside. Grind together dried coconut, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and roasted onions and peanuts to make a fine paste. Reheat oil already used for frying chillies. Ensure that the paste does not stick to the pan. Fry the salan paste for 20 minutes, keep stirring it. Pour 15 ml of water at regular intervals.

Add yogurt and salt and stir for 3-4 minutes. Now add the tamarind pulp and 15 ml of water. Stir for 5 minutes until the gravy is of sauce consistency and ensure that it does not stick to the pan.

Add the fried chilies to the hot gravy. Let the gravy come to a boil. Remove and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.Serve hot with biryani/pulao/paratha.