Fried Mirchein

Name: Fried Mirchein
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes: One Small Jar
Ingredients: ½ tsp Turmeric Powder; ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds; ½ tsp Mustard Seeds; ½ tsp Nigella Seeds; Salt to taste; 4 tbsp Lemon Juice; 2-3 tbsp Oil; 1 tbsp Coriander Powder (heaped); ½ tbsp Fennel Seeds; 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds; 250 g Green Chillies

Fried Green Chillies

Preparation info

Makes:
One Jar

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Fried mirchein is a stuffed green chilli pickle that goes very well as a condiment with simple daal chaawal. Eaten as an accompaniment, it basically elevates the flavour of any desi (local) meal.

Ingredients

250 g Green Chillies
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
½

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Grind cumin, fenugreek, mustard and nigella seeds and mix with other dry spices to make the spice mix.

Cut slits in green chillies and fill them with the spice mix.

Fry the chillies on low heat (covered).

Add lemon juice when done.