MIRCHI BAJJI / MIRAPAKAYA BAJJI / STUFFED GREEN CHILLI FRITTERS

This is a popular street food / snack of Andhra Pradesh. Large green peppers are de-seeded, stuffed with a tangy mixture of onions and spices, coated with gramflour batter and deep fried to perfection. It makes a perfect tea time snack specially on a rainy day. These bajjis are also served as an accompaniment with Uggani, a snack made with puffed rice somewhat similar to kanda poha.

Ingredients:

Large green chillies ... 4 or as needed

Gram flour .............. 1 and 1/2 cups

Carom seeds / ajwain .. 1/4 tsp

Baking soda ............. 1 pinch

Salt ...................... to taste 

Oil ............ to fry 

For the stuffing:

Onion ........... 1 small

Garlic ........... 4-5 cloves

Green chillies ...1 

Coriander leaves .. 2 tbsps

Tamarind pulp or lemon juice .. 1 tbsp

Roasted gram powder ....... 3 tbsps

Salt ................... to taste

Method:

Wash the chillies, give a slit and remove the seeds.

Grind the ingredients for stuffing to a coarse paste.

Stuff the chillies with this mixture.

Make a thick batter of gram flour adding salt, carom seeds, baking soda and sufficient water.

Heat the oil in a pan. Dip the stuffed chillies in the batter to coat them well on all sides. Fry them until crisp. 

Remove them on a paper tissue. Serve hot. 

You can even cut them into pieces and fry them again to serve as a cocktail snack.

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