Ripe Red Chili Pickle

                                      Ripe Red Chili Pickle                                                                          

Traditionally any Andhra meal would ideally start with a pickle. Spicy pickles are an integral part of Andhra cuisine. The variety of pickles one gets to taste in Andhra is amazing. Ripe red chili pickle can be easily made without much elaborate preparation.

Ingredients:
15 ripe red chilies
1 lemon size tamarind
1 spoon coriander seeds
1 spoon jeera
1/4 tea spoon hing
1 strand curry leaves
1 tea spoon mustard seeds
2 table spoon oil
1/2 tea spoon haldi
Salt to taste
Preparation:
1. Wash and pat dry the chilies
2. Grind together ripe red chilies, tamarind, coriander seeds, jeera and salt with out adding  water.
3. Heat the oil in a thick bottom pan, add mustard, curry leaves, hing and haldi.
4. When mustard splits lower the flame and add the ground mixture and saute till oil leaves the side of the pan.
5. Put off the flame , cool and store in air tight container.