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    Home » Gravies |Curries | Side Dishes » Curry Recipes

    Mirchi Ka Salan | Hyderabadi Special

    Published: Nov 17, 2015 by Ramya · 19 Comments

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    Mirchi Ka Salan is a Hyderabadi specialty made with green chillies in a curry. Can you imagine something as hot as green chillies as main ingredient in a curry?! That’s the specialty about this curry recipe. Mirchi means Chilly and Salan, curry. Depending on the spiciness required, different varieties of green chillies can be used in making this curry. I had some less spicy green chillies with me and decided to make this super tasty, rich curry to go with my Jeera Rice. These green chillies that I have used are larger and usually used in making bajjis/fritters. I removed the stem and seeds from these chillies and roasted them before adding them to the curry – to ensure they are not very spicy. The curry is very rich – with peanuts, coconut, sesame seeds and onions used as base. This goes perfectly well with steamed rice, jeera rice, roti, chapati or even Hyderabadi biryani.

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    To make Mirchi Ka Salan

    • Servings: 2-4
    • Time: 35 mins
    • Difficulty: Easy
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    What I used –
    For the masala paste –
    • Peanuts, ½ cup
    • Onion, 1 large
    • Sesame Seeds, 2 tbsp
    • Coconut Chopped, 2 tbsp
    For the curry –
    • Green Chillies (Less Spicy), 5-6
    • Tamarind Pulp, ¾th tsp
    • Red Chilli Powder, ¾th tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder, ½ tsp
    • Turmeric Powder, ¼th tsp
    • Oil, 2 teaspoon + 1 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds, 1 tsp
    • Jeera/Cumin Seeds, ½ tsp
    • Ginger Garlic Paste, 1 tsp
    • Salt, as required
    • Water, as required

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    How I made –

    1. In a pan, heat ½ teaspoon of oil. Add sliced onions and fry for 2-3 mins. Add peanuts, sesame seeds and fry for 4-5 mins. Add chopped coconut and fry for 1 min. Let this mixture cool down.

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    2. Meanwhile, in a pan heat 1 teaspoon of oil. Remove the stalk, stem and seeds in the green chillies by slitting them lengthwise. Roast these green chillies in the hot oil until there are a few blisters on the green chillies and they are soft. Set aside.

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    3. Grind the roasted masala items and make it into a smooth paste by adding enough water.prep3

    4. In the same pan used to roast green chillies, heat 1 teaspoon of oil. Add mustard seeds and jeera. Let them splutter. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for 1-2 mins. Add the prepared masala paste and keep mixing it well for 3-4 mins. When the paste comes together and there is no raw smell, add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.

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    5. Add some water if required and keep stirring the curry occasionally for 3-4 mins. Add the roasted green chillies and mix well.prep5

    6. Serve hot with Jeera Rice/Steamed Basmati Rice.

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    Note –
    • To have additional spiciness, the stem and seeds can be left intact but that would make the curry very spicy.
    • Adjust the spices as per personal preference.
    • The curry thickens up on cooling down, add some water if required.

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    1. srividhya

      November 17, 2015 at 10:17 am

      wow yum.. Will try this. The masala paste reminds me of bhagara bhaigan.

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:34 am

        Thanks Vidhya.. do give it a try! Yeah, the base is similar although some additional spices are used for bagara bhaigan 🙂

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    2. Lynz Real Cooking

      November 17, 2015 at 10:59 am

      I love the pictures and the flavors--wow! I would love to try this it does sound hot hot hot!

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:33 am

        Hope you get to try this soon Lynn 🙂 Thank you!

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        • Lynz Real Cooking

          November 19, 2015 at 3:11 pm

          Yumm

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          • CHCooks

            November 26, 2015 at 1:27 pm

            🙂 🙂

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            • Lynz Real Cooking

              November 26, 2015 at 8:02 pm

              🙂

            • CHCooks

              November 27, 2015 at 1:44 pm

              🙂

    3. Traditionally Modern Food

      November 17, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      My husband loves spicy food this s one for him.looks delicious

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:32 am

        Sure 🙂 Thanks Vidya!

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    4. Rose @ Nish Kitchen

      November 18, 2015 at 4:55 am

      Yum! This curry looks so good! A bowl of rice will make it even better!

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:31 am

        Yes Rose, thanks 🙂

        Reply
    5. Freda @ Aromatic essence

      November 18, 2015 at 5:47 am

      Looks so yum ! I love anything with peanuts 😀

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:31 am

        Hehe thanks Freda 🙂 I love peanuts too!

        Reply
    6. The Girl Next Door

      November 18, 2015 at 5:40 pm

      I have always been curious about this sabzi, but have always been rather skeptical about ordering it in a restaurant. Should try this out at home. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:27 am

        I was always skeptical about making it at home, even though I knew how famous this was. Thankfully I liked it a lot and S enjoyed it too 🙂 Do give it a try TGND 🙂

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    7. Chitra Jagadish

      November 19, 2015 at 3:05 am

      Droooolicious curry....

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      • CHCooks

        November 19, 2015 at 11:25 am

        Thanks Chitra 🙂

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