Pickled Chili Pepper Purée with Tamarind


Serves: 5
Total Calories: 19

Ingredients

1/4 cup white urad beans, dry-roasted and coarsely ground
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, dry roasted and coarsely ground
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1/3 cup Tamarind Paste
1/2 pound fresh green chili pepper, such as serranos, coarsely chopped
1 clove fresh garlic (large), chopped
1 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste

Directions:

1. Prepare the dal, sesame seeds, and tamarind paste. Then, place the green chili peppers, dal, garlic, tamarind paste, and water in a nonstick saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan and cook about 5 minutes. Add the coriander, cumin, sugar, and salt, and continue to cook until the peppers are soft, 7 to 10 minutes.

2. Transfer to a food processor or a blender and process to make a smooth paste. Remove to a serving bowl, lightly mix in the sesame seeds with some of them visible as a garnish, and serve. Or transfer to a sterile glass jar and store in the refrigerator about 6 months. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 19
Calories from Fat: 1

This Pickled Chili Pepper Purée with Tamarind recipe is from the 1000 Indian Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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