Ingredients

METRIC IMPERIAL

1kg green chillies, Avi uses bird's eye chillies but you can use milder ones if preferred

350g of fine sea salt

200g of mustard seeds

40g of fenugreek seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 1/2 tsp asafoetida

15 lemons, juiced

350ml of sunflower oil

Method
 
 1
Slice the chillies into small 1cm rounds (you may want to use gloves as there are a lot of chillies
to get through!)

 1kg green chillies, Avi uses bird's eye chillies but you can use milder ones if preferred
2
Lightly toast the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds in a hot dry pan until fragrant then transfer
to a pestle and mortar and grind to a coarse powder. Mix in a bowl with the sliced chillies

 200g of mustard seeds

 40g of fenugreek seeds
3
Add the salt and lemon juice and mix well

 350g of fine sea salt

 15 lemons, juiced
4
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan. Stir in the asafoetida and turmeric powder then immediately turn
off the heat. Leave to cool before adding it to the chilli mix

 350ml of sunflower oil

 1 1/2 tsp asafoetida
 1 tsp turmeric powder

5
Pack the chilli mixture into a 2l sterilised jar. Leave for at least a month before consuming, then
keep in the fridge once opened