Stuffed Green Chiles

Ingredients:

Mild Long Green Chiles 5 – 7
Chana dal 3/4 Cup
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Ginger 1 inch Piece
Green Chiles 2
Red Chili Powder 1/4 tsp
Tamarind Pulp 1/4 tsp
Cilantro few Sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Wash the long green chiles with fresh water and pat them dry.
Make a slit in the stomach of each green chile making sure the ends are intact.

Soak chana dal in water for 4 – 5 hours and strain to retain the chana dal.
Clean and finely chop the cilantro.
Wash and mince the ginger.
Remove stems, wash and roughly chop green chiles.
Grind green chiles and ginger into coarse paste using spice blender.

Grind soaked chana dal with cumin seeds into thick and somewhat coarse paste adding minimum amount of water if necessary.
For stuffing, mix together ground chana dal mixture, green chile ginger paste, red chili powder, tamarind pulp, cilantro and salt.

Stuff each green chile with enough chana dal stuffing and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, carefully arrange the stuffed green chiles and mix in any leftover stuffing.
Fry the green chiles until they turn light golden brown.
Turn the stuffed green chiles on other side and cook on this side till it turns golden brown in color.
Remove stuffed green chiles onto a plate and serve with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.