Sour Mirchi

Fodni Mirchi which is actually tempered green chillies originates from the Maharashtra cuisine and acts as a amusing accompaniment to any curry, rice, chapatti, . Fodni Mirchi is a simple meal yet distinctly satisfying. It complements well with any variety of such as jowar ki roti, jowar bajre ki roti or rice bhakri).


Ingredients

• Fodni Mirchi - Tempered Green Chillies
  pinch Black salt (kali namak)
  1/2 tsp Broken mustard powder
  6-8  Green Chillies
  1/2 tsp Hing (asafoetida)
  1/2  Lemon juice
  1 tsp Mustard seeds
  4 tsp Oil
  Salt to taste
  1 tsp Turmeric powder

Method
1. Add oil into pan or wok, once oil is hot, add mustard seeds. 2. Once mustard seeds start to crackle, add turmeric and hing. 3. Continuously stir in order to avoid burning these spices, then add salt and black salt. 4. Shortly after, add broken mustard (generally used in pickles) and saute. Add all the green chillies, saute, cover and cook until the skin of chillies becomes soft. 5. Sprinkle the lemon juice in the pan, and toss one final time. 6 Serve