Bidisha's Corner

Sunday 23 November 2014

MIRCHI BHAJJI.........Stuffed Chili Fritters

INGREDIENTS:
Green Big Fat chilies (8-10).

Boiled mashed potatoes (1 cup).
Salt to taste.
Red chili powder.
Tamarind puree (1 TBs).
Chopped onions for serving. 
Besan (2 cups).
Baking soda (a pinch of).
Refined oil for frying. 

PROCEDURE:
In a bowl, consider the mashed potatoes, with tamarind paste, salt, little of chili powder and mix well and keep aside.
Now consider the neatly washed green chilies, tear on one side in the middle, do not cut to two, slowly remove the seeds and stuff the mashed potatoes mixture to it and keep aside, similarly follow with the others.
Now in another big bowl take the besan, baking soda, pinch of salt and chili powder and little water and make a thick batter.
Heat oil in a wok for deep frying, as the oil in done, now dip the stuffed chilies in besan and form a coating, now drop it in oil and simmer the flame, fry till light brown and remove from oil and keep aside, now repeat the same with other all chilies, as all the chilies are fried to light brown, now let the oil be heated, now again fry the once fried stuffed chilies, now to golden brown and remove from the oil in an absorbent paper and keep aside.
Serve it hot with chopped onions and enjoy it with Tea or Coffee.

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