The Dramatic Hollywood Rabbit

Friend' achaar - it looks much better than mine. I first had red chilli achaar on a group trip to Varanasi.  We stayed at a lovely boutique hotel that had scrumptious food.  Although I saw many places in Varanasi, I have to say, what I loved the most is the Red Chilli Achaar that was served with lunch and dinner.  While that version had mild heat, it was not painfully hot.  The grainy masala is infused with the pepper flavor and bound by the pepper skin.  It is very different from most other achaars I have tasted.   When we left the hotel I purchased 2 kgs of the special achaar.  My family finished off the achaar very quickly, unfortunately, I could never find that particular flavor in any manufactured brand.  The store bought versions just didn’t satisfy my taste buds. A few months ago, I was talking with a friend about how I was craving the achaar.  She sent me the recipe her husband’s aunt had given her.  Of course it was written in Hindi and I couldn’t comprehend, but my daught