Friday, June 29, 2012

Seasoned Dried Green Chillies.

Seasoned Dried Green Chillies.

Green chillies can be seasoned, dried and stored and can be used whenever required. It can be fried and used with curd rice, kanji etc.It is an excellent hot and spicy item to go well with these dishes.


Ingredients: 

green chillies-250gms(preferably round and short ones),
salt-2tbsps,
curd-1cup(sour),
hing-1/2tsp.


Method:

Wash the chillies.
Prick them at a few places with the help of a needle.
Add 2 cups of water to the curd and churn it to make buttermilk.
Add salt.
Soak the chillies in the buttermilk overnight.
Next morning, squeeze the chillies and dry them under the sun.(Do not throw away the buttermilk).
In the evening, soak them again in the remaining buttermilk.
Again dry them under the sun the next day.
Repeat the process, till all the buttermilk is absorbed.
Dry them well for another two to three days, till they are well dried.
Store them in a clean bottle.


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