PANDU MIRAPAKAYA PACHADI

Pickles(ooragaya) is one of the main part in Andhra people s menu. For a typical Andhrite, no meal is complete with out this pickle s.specialy summer means pickle season for Andhra people.Every body knows that Andhra pradesh is very famous for variety of pickles. In this pickles series first comes this very hot, spicy, tangy fresh Red chilli pickle .Normaly Amma use Guntur pandu mirapakayalu for this pickle but here I don't get that variety red chilies so I used Thai hot red chilies for this yummy pickle. One more name for this pickle is Korivi Khaaram. And here is the recipe for this unique Andhra pickle.......... INGREDIENTS:----
Fresh red chillies ---- 1/2 kg(500 gms)
Tamarind --- 50 gms (if need more tangy taste can add 75 gms)
Salt ---- 150 gms
Turmeric powder ---- 1 tab sp
Mustard powder --- 2 tab sp
Fenugreek powder --- 1 tab sp
FOR SEASONING:----
Oil --- 1 tab sp (that means nearly 200 ml)
Mustard seeds --- 1 tea sp tea sp
Garlic cloves --- 6 no. lightly crushed

METHOD:----

1. Clean fresh red chilies with a clean cloth(don't wash ). Remove the stems and grind coarsely with salt and turmeric powder.(traditionaly we grind this pickle in a stone mortar-pestle(roolu).
2.Clean and remove the seeds from the tamarind and add tamarind to chilli paste mix well and let it soak for 2-3 days.

3.On third day grind red chilli and tamarind mixture in to a coarse paste,adjust the salt according to spiciness of the red chilies(some times spiciness reducess after few days.)

4. Add mustard powder,fenugreek powder mix well and store it in a clean dry air-tight container.

5.You can start serving this pickle after 1 week. Before serving season the pickle with.

6. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and let them popup then add lightly crushed garlic and add this seasoning to red chili pickle.

7. Mix well and serve.You can serve this with rice, idli, dosa,

8. This will stay for 1 year.

Enjoy the traditional Andhra pickle.

Note: Always use clean dry air-tight container to store the pickle.

Use clene dry spoon to take out the pickle.

You can store this pickle in fridge also. If you follow this recipe no need to keep it in the fridge.