Mirchi ka salan — a indian main course dish from India — featuring peanut-thickened, grainy texture, tamarind-forward

Mirchi ka salan · Indian · Main Course

Mirchi ka salan

Born in India

“Spiced green peppers meet ground peanut paste in this grainy, aromatic Hyderabadi curry.”

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8 in 10 mention versatile base (peppers, tomatoes, or eggplant) first

8 in 10 say it's worth it for the layered spice profile

4 in 10 would come back the same week

Synthesised from Google · Yelp · Reddit · 3 food blogs · Updated August 2026

The story the reviews tell

Mirchi ka salan is Hyderabad's answer to the question of what to serve alongside biryani—a spiced chilli and peanut curry that turns up at weddings and celebrations. Green peppers are cooked down with cumin, ginger, garlic, and tamarind until they meet a ground peanut paste that breaks the sauce into tiny, grainy flecks, while sesame seeds and coconut add texture beneath the heat.

What makes this version distinct

Mirchi ka salan (Urdu: مرچی کا سالن), or curried chilli peppers, is an Indian chilli and peanut curry from Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that usually accompanies Hyderabadi biryani alongside dahi chutney. The dish contains green chilli peppers, peanuts, sesame seeds, dry coconut, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic paste, turmeric powder, bay leaf, and thick tamarind juice. Mirchi ka salan is a traditional Hyderabadi dish prepared for weddings and special occasions. It is a spicy dish served with rice (either plain or spiced, like biryani rice) or chapati. The mirchi (chilli peppers) are cooked in spices and mixed with a ground peanut paste which gives the dish a grainy texture. Sometimes the chillies can also be substituted with tomatoes (tamatey in Urdu) and eggplant (baigan in Urdu), which then becomes tamatey ka salan and baigan ka salan respectively.

Signature elements

peanut-thickenedgrainy texturetamarind-forwardsesame & coconutceremonial

What people love

  • versatile base (peppers, tomatoes, or eggplant)
  • layered spice profile
  • traditional celebration dish

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