Spicy Pandu Mirapayakaya karam for the cold season

Spicy but yummy!!

Albeit for a short period, this year's Indian festival season is almost coming to an end .  With all the sugary foods in sight I usually love to eat something spicy with my rice. This makes my appetite for sweets even more. Hmm very sinful but its okay to indulge once in a year or is it just all year long..As my dear hubby says eat eat and eat but burn it off the same way. That should balance the equation right. Well here is one very spicy chutney for the coming cold days. We call it " Pandumirapakaya Karam"/ripe red chilli karam. This can be stored for atleast a year, just like a pickle. But there will not be much left for storage anyway. Here is the recipe

Ingredients:
Plush ripe red chillies 1lb(  bought them fresh from the Farmer's market)
Tamarind about the size of 2 lemons
1 teaspn mustard
1/2 teaspoon methi seeds
Salt to taste

For the seasoning
1/2 cup of Oil ( Gingelly/Olive)
a bunch of curryleaves
Mustard seeds

Boil the red chillies in  water just enough to soak in a kadai/Bandli. Add about 2 teaspoons salt (Enough salt is the key a tasty pickle or chutney) to the chillies. When the skins of the  red chillies are soft add washed tamarind ( Donot add any water to soak the tamarind..just wash) and let both the ingredients cook for another 5 minutes. Keep aside and let it cool. Meanwhile fry the mustard and methi in a little bit of oil and powder them in a grinder. Now add the redchilli+tamarind and make it into a chunky paste in the grinder/mixer. Heat oil in a small kadai, add the mustard and curryleaves and wait till they splutter. Take it off the heat and let it cool. Add the seasoning oil to the redchilli chutney. Presto there is our spicy dish for our cold day. Fry some Vadiyams/Papads and the perfect lunch is there to drive the cold away from your body!
Hope you would try the recipe and feel the same as I do!
Will be back with another "Karam" next time it will be a curry karam which can be eaten with chapathi/Ragi Mudda.
Adios Amigos!! (nowadays my son's favorite phrase)