- Rinse 200 grams large green chillies or 8 to 9 bajji mirchi very well in water. Then wipe dry each green chilli and keep aside.With a small knife or a paring knife, slit one side of the green chilli. Do keep the stems on the green chillies.Now with the handle of a small spoon, remove the seeds and pith of the green chilies. Making stuffing 1 for mirchi bajji: Take 1.5 tablespoons cumin powder and 1 teaspoon salt or add as per taste.Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice.Mix to a smooth paste.With small spoon stuff the cumin powder, lemon juice and salt mixture in each green chili. Keep the stuffed green chilies aside. Making mirchi bajji batter:Take 1.5 cups besan and ¼ cup rice flour in a mixing bowl. Add ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 pinch hing and ½ teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain). Also add ⅛ teaspoon baking soda and salt as per taste.Add 1 cup of water in parts.Adding water in parts begin to mix to a thick batter. Depending on the quality of besan you can add ¾ to 1 cup water.Mix to a smooth and thick batter. Frying mirchi bajji: Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai. test a tiny portion of the batter in the oil. It should come up steadily and gradually. If it stays at the bottom, then the oil is not hot enough. If it comes up too quickly, then the oil has become very hot.Now hold the stuffed green chilli with its stem and place in the batter Coat the green chilli evenly with the batter.Place the batter coated green chillies in the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan or kadai withthe green chillies. Fry on medium flame.When one side is light golden, then gently turn over the stuffed chilli bajji and continue to fry.Turn over a couple of times and fry till the chilli bajjis are golden and crisp.Remove the crisp and golden fried chilli bhajji with a slotted spoon.Remove the crisp and golden fried chilli bhajji with a slotted spoon.Place fried chilli bajji on kitchen paper towels to remove extra oil. Fry the remaining chilli bajjis in a similar manner.
Mirchi bhajji
#myrecipe
By Radha Nelanti
Jan, 5th
596
Servings
3 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
11
- 13
Ingredients
- Besan flour
- Rice flour
- Oil
- Chilli powder
- Salt
- Red chilli powder
- Turmeric
- Hing
- Carom seeds
- Baking soda
- Water
- Lemon
- Onion
Instructions
Notes/Tips
Add up this with chopped onion.
