Mirchi Bajji ! stuffed chilli receipe

I got these banana peppers and didnt know wat to do with them for a very long time..then today i decided to make authentic mirchi bajji out of it.

The mirchi can be directly deep fried with the paste of gram flour,but there is also a variation where you stuff the mirchis with potatoes and deep fry them.this tastes simply heavenly and im posting this receipe. Enjoi !


Ingredients:

• Banana peppers - 5 to 6
• Gram flour - 3 cups
• mashed boiled potatoes - 1 cup
• onion - 1 sliced
• lemon juice - 1 squeezed
• jeera - 1 tsp
• salt - to taste
• red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• oil- for frying
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Method of prepararation:

( i ve shown pictures above of how it is done for easy understanding)

• mix the mash potatoes and onions along with salt,chilli powder and lemon juice and keep aside for 5 mins
• in a bowl mix gramflour ,salt,chilli powder,jeera and add water to make a thin batter consistency as shown in the picture.
• slit the banana peppers open, remove all the seeds and stuff with the potato mixture.
• In the meantime heat oil in a kadai for deep frying
• now slowly dip the stuffed mirchi in the gramflour paste and slide them into hot oil
• turn and press the bajjis and ensure that they are fully cooked.
• Remove when the bajji changes colour as shown in the mixture.

Serving suggestions:

• slit the bajji again after frying garnish with onions,lime juice and celantra leaves
• cut the bajjis fry them again and garnish with chat powder and bhujia/omapodi

Tips on deep frying:

• Ensure that the oil is hot before frying,else the bajjis may absorb more oil.
• corn oil is a better option for deep frying as it has high smoking point.
• Discard the oil after use,if the oil becomes thick.