Spicy potato and lentil curry

Spicy potato and lentil curry

A green chili and walnut curry sauce, traditionally served with Hyderabad-style biryani.

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Mirchi ka salan is a popular curry sauce made with chili peppers and walnuts, originating from Hyderabad, India. It is ideally served with rice biryani, particularly in its Hyderabadi variation.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$5.45 $5.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

1 people
  • $3.16
  • $0.57
  • $0.73
  • $0.15
  • $0.42
  • $0.07
  • $0.08
  • $0.10
  • $0.11
  • $0.05
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Toast the shredded coconut, sesame seeds, and peanuts without any oil. Finely chop them and mix together to create a powder.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, barley grass seeds, and curry leaves. Then add the green peppers and cook for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the coconut, sesame, and peanut mixture to the hot pepper frying and cook until the oil separates from the peppers.
  4. Next, add the salt, turmeric, and tamarind juice, then cook over low heat until the sauce thickens.
  5. Remove from the heat and garnish with cilantro leaves. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Spicy potato and lentil curry

  • 150 g of green bell peppers$3.16
  • 75 g of shredded coconut$0.57
  • 30 grams of sesame seeds$0.73
  • 30 g of peanuts$0.15
  • 100 ml of oil paint (for frying)$0.42
  • A bouquet of curry leaves$0.07
  • A bunch of cilantro leaves$0.08
  • 20 grams of mustard seeds$0.10
  • a few handfuls of barley straw$0.11
  • turmeric, as needed$0.05
  • salt, as needed$0.01

Total$5.45

that's $5.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of green bell peppers
  • 75 g of shredded coconut
  • 30 grams of sesame seeds
  • 30 g of peanuts
  • 30 g of tamarind pulp soaked in water
  • 100 ml of oil paint (for frying)
  • A bouquet of curry leaves
  • A bunch of cilantro leaves
  • 20 grams of mustard seeds
  • a few handfuls of barley straw
  • turmeric, as needed
  • salt, as needed

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