Red Chilli Thokku (Red Chilli Relish) - Hot

Ingredients:

Medium sized red chillies - 20

Tamarind Paste - 4 tsps

Amchur(Dry Mango) Powder - 15 tsps

Grated Jaggery(or Brown Sugar) - Half a cup

Salt - 8-10 tsps or to taste

Oil (I used Peanut oil ) you can use sesame or any other per your taste - One and a half cups.

Ghee (Clarified unsalted butter) - 2 tsps

Asafoetida - quarter teaspoon

Mustard seeds - 1teaspoon

Method:

1. Remove the stem of the chillies and blend them in a coarse paste.

2. Heat the Oil in a pan, and add the mustard seeds, when they start to splutter, add the asafoetida.

3. Now add the chilli paste, tamarind paste, Amchur powder, salt. Keep the flame on Medium and mix well, make sure the bottom of the pan does not burn.

4. Reduce the flame to sim and mix it until all the water evaporates, add the jaggery/brown sugar and mix well till the Thokku does not stick to the sides of the pan.

5. Now add the Ghee and mix well for another two minutes.

6. Let it cool and save it in an air tight container this can be preserved for a couple of weeks.

7. Serve it with Sandwiches, Salads, Rice, Bread(Chappati), pretty much anything that needs a little kick. Its a good combination of Hot, Sour and Slight Sweet.