Green Chili Kharda

Mirchi Kharda in Marathi

Yield: 2 tbsp
Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
15 green chililes (Thai)
6 to 7 Garlic pods
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp Oil

Method:
1) Remove stems of green chilies, peel garlic pods. Heat a pan over low heat. Add 2 to 3 tbsp water, green chilies and garlic. Cover and steam cook for 5 minutes.
2) After 5 minutes, cook uncovered until all the water evaporates. Let it cool down. Put them into mortar with salt and crush them with pastel. If you don't have mortar and pastel use grinder.
3) Heat 1/2 tsp oil, add crushed Kharda and roast for a minute.
Serve this super hot Kharda with Bhakari (Millet Roti)

Tips:
1) This is the basic recipe. You can do variations to this basic recipe. Add cilantro, cumin, hing into hot oil before adding crushed Kharda. Also sprinkle little peanut powder. Some people like to add little roasted sesame seed to this Kharda.