The Achar

When I was little, my parents asked me if I wanted to taste "Zindagi ka mazaa" (fun of life) and then put achar on my tongue! My favorite achar is the stuffed red chilli achar. Please learn from my mistakes and wear gloves for this.

Ideally get 20-30 big red chillies. I used 160 small ones from my garden. Take the crown off, slit and remove the insides of the chillies. Meanwhile, coarsely grind together 3 tbsps each of mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds, and double that of fennel seeds. Add a big spoon of turmeric, salt to taste, 5 spoons of amchur (dry mango powder) and a little hing. Add enough mustard oil to this mix to just get the mix sticky, then stuff the chillies with it. Put in a glass jar, cover with mustard oil and let it sit for a week in the sun!

Delicious.