I have posted Raw Banana Salan couple of years back. That was my first salan recipe and today am here with delicious tomato mirchi salan. Yesterday was a potluck at my niece Preethi's place. Preethi made wonderful Biryani and I told will bring raitha and one gravy. I was having no clue what will go well with biryani as I forgot about the salan which we used to have this as an side dish for biryani. When I asked my brother-in-law Madhan he immediately told me to make salan. I had fresh raw tomatoes which I plucked from my garden. I had some jalapenos so decided to use both for making this scrumptious salan. Everyone enjoyed the combo of biryani and salan :-)
Salan is a traditional Hyderaadi dish prepared in weddings for specail occasions. Salan can be cooked with all the vegetables like bhindi, potato, chillies and tomatoes. It is cooked in spices, peanuts and sesame seeds which are adds a grainy texture to this dish. This is every simple to make and hope you all love this delicious dish!!!
INGREDIENTS:
Raw tomatoes - 2
Jalapeno - 1
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - gooseberry sized ball
Salt - to taste
TO GRIND:
Peanuts - 2 tsp
Sesame seeds - 2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2 tsp
Onion - 1
Ginger - small size
Garlic - 3 cloves
HOW TO MAKE:
Heat the tava / pan and dry roast peanuts and sesame seeds. Keep aside. In the same tava add a tsp of oil and add chopped onions, ginger and garlic. Fry well till it turn to golen brown. Allow to cool down. In a cup of water soak tamarind for 10 to 15 mins.
Once it cooled down make a fine paste of it by adding little water. In a pan / tava add little oil and add chopped tomatoes. Fry them till it turned tender and golden brown. Remove seeds from the jalapeno and in the same kadai saute them till it turned golden brown. Keep them aside.
Heat two tsp of oil splutter mustard seeds add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Add grounded paste and add cup of water. Mix well. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala along with needed salt.
Mix well and allow to boil. It forms a thick gravy. Make a tamarind juice and remove the impurities. Add 1/2 cup of tamarind juice. Allow to boil and water can be added for needed consistency. Salan should be a thick gravy so do not add more water. When it starts boiling add tomatoes and jalapeno. Turn off the stove.
TIPS:
Salan can be made with other veggies like bhindi, potato, chillies and banana.
Chopped onions can be added instead grinding them with peanuts and sesame seeds.
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