Mirchi Ka Salan

Ingredients:
6 Big Chili Peppers/ Mirchi
1 medium sized onion finely diced
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
½ cup peanuts
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
2 teaspoons dry coconut flakes
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon chili powder
Pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
3 teaspoons tamarind paste
Cooking oil

Procedure:
1) In a sauté pan roast the peanuts, sesame seeds, coconut flakes and cumin seeds together on a medium flame. Make a paste of these with some water and keep aside.
2) Fry the onions separately in some cooking oil and make a paste of it.
3) Slit the chili peppers and remove the seeds from them.
4) In a pan take some oil and fry the chili peppers on medium flame.
5) Add the onion and ginger garlic paste to the pepper and fry for a minute. Then add turmeric, chili powder, salt and fry for a minute.
6) Add the peanut paste made in step 1 to the above mixture and fry for a minute. Add the tamarind paste and cook the peppers with enough water on a medium flame and covered with a lid.
7) Once the peppers and the curry are cooked, place on high flame to reduce to curry to the consistency of your choice.
8) Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot with fried rice or biryani.

Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 2 to 3