Uppu mirapakayalu or Oora Mirapakayalu or Yoghurt soaked Chilies and Sun-dried chilies

“Waste nothing at all when you can’t produce the same” is a good policy to follow.  When there are excess of some products produced and if we know at all some means to store them and make them taste just heavenly and be a life saver for you on many days, why would we say a ‘no’ to it?  They are equally healthy as the process which they undergo like drying, marinating and curing; all make it more delicious.

Creation of Oora Mirapakayalu / Mor Milagai:

These yoghurt soaked chillies are inseparable from the menu of South Indian Cuisine mainly because of their spicy taste.  It is called as mor milagai in Tamil and Oora Mirapakayalu in Telugu.  The selected green chilies are washed, dried and then slit to be soaked in curd and salt for 24 hours.  The color of the chilies changes when you open it the next day.  Now, they are dried in sunlight for one whole day and then again soaked in the curd for the night.  This process is repeated till all the curd gets totally absorbed and once the dried chilies becomes completely dry and crispy without any moisture, it is ready to be fried in oil and served with plain rice or curd rice or in any form you please.  Order online from Sitara for the spicy oora mirapakayalu prepared in a hygienic way!

How to use these dried chillies?

These chilies have a lot of spicy taste and can be added to the dishes as you please for which you need the spice.  Some people prefer eating them only with curd rice whereas some eat them mixed in their salads and there are people who make gravies out of it too which will give you a perfect green chili pickling experience.  The making of a few of these are for you:

·      Mor Milagai & Ghee Rice:  Just fry the sun dried chilies in oil and powder it.  Add little ghee to steamed rice and mix 1 table spoon of this powder; your mor milagai and ghee rice is ready.  It can be eaten with any vathal or vadagam or papad.

·      Mor Milagai in salads:  Whenever you prepare salads with all your regular veggies like zucchini, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, etc.  You can just add one or two fried sun dried chilies to give a crunchy, munchy and spicy Indian touch to your salad.

·      Gravies using sun dried chilies:  Not most of you who know about sun dried chilies also would have tasted this kind of a recipe.  It is very helpful and is a savior at many times for spice lovers.  Wondering what?  If you are running short of veggies at home and are thinking what curry to make for your food, please buy online and keep these chilies handy.

Fry the sun dried chilies in oil and keep them aside.  Now, add one handful of chopped garlic, onions and tomatoes into a pan and sauté well till the raw smell goes away.  The next step is to add your regular sambar powder or red chili powder and little garam masala powder from Sitara along with fried oora mirapakayalu and salt.  Switch off the flame once the oil gets separated to the sides of the pan.  Add this gravy to some plain steamed rice and mix well to get a perfect pickling experience with green chilies.  You are sure to lick your plates till the end!