Mirchi Bajji Recipe - Mirapakaya Bajji/Green Chilli Fritters
Mirchi Bajji Recipe or Mirapakaya Bajji as it is commonly known, is a hot favourite amongst the many variety of bajjis. It is a popular street food recipe of long slit green chillies dunked in besan flour batter and then deep fried. Serve these as an evening snack with a hot cup of tea.
Guntur holds Asia’s largest chili market and you can get many chili varieties in Guntur and you will also find a Mirchi Bajji stall in almost every corner of the street.
Mirchi Bajji or Mirapakaya Bajji is a delicious tea time snack that will leave you asking for more. Crunchy spicy chillies stuffed with till and ajwain mix, dunked in a besan batter and deep fried. Great for a winter evening snack.
Serve the Mirchi Bajji hot by garnishing with sliced onions, lemon wedges and fresh coriander leaves as a Tea Time Snack along with hot Adrak Chai Recipe - Indian Style Ginger Tea
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5 M
30 M
35 M
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 10 Green Chillies , Big
- 1 1/2 cups Gram flour (besan)
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
- Salt , to taste
- Oil , for deep frying For Stuffing
- 1 tablespoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
- 3 tablespoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds) , dry roasted
- Salt , to taste For Serving
- Onions , thinly sliced
- Red Chilli powder
- 1 Lemon juice
How to make Mirchi Bajji Recipe - Mirapakaya Bajji/Green Chilli Fritters
To begin making the Mirchi Bajji Recipe, coarsely grind the stuffing - ajwain and till along with salt in a mixer grinder and keep aside.
Take bajji chilies, slit lengthwise (but take care not to break into half). Using the tip of the knife remove the seeds along with thick white vein. Gently stuff the chilies with the coarsely ground stuffing with your fingers and set aside.
Heat enough oil in wok/ kadai for deep frying.
While the oil is getting heated, in a small mixing bowl, add chickpea flour, salt and baking powder to a bowl and make thick consistency batter by slowly adding water. Whisk gently to avoid lumps and set this aside.
Check whether the oil is hot enough to deep fry, by dropping a small ball of batter in the oil. If the batter ball sizzles and reaches the top of the oil, then the oil is ready for deep frying.
Dip each of the stuffed green chili in the above made batter and make sure that the stuffed green chili is properly covered with batter.
Drop down the batter covered stuffed chili , slowly from the corner of the kadai,
Repeat the process and add 2-3 Chilli Bajji at a time, depending on the size of the kadai. Do not overcrowd the kadai.
On medium heat, fry the Mirchi Bajji till they turn nice golden. Drain the excess oil by placing the fried Mirchi Bajji on a kitchen paper towel. Repeat to with the remaining stuffed chilies.
Serve the Mirchi Bajji hot by garnishing with sliced onions, lemon wedges and fresh coriander leaves as a Tea Time Snack along with hot Adrak Chai Recipe - Indian Style Ginger Tea
