Mirchi Bhajji/Mirpakaya Bajji/Green Chili Fritters

• 10 Green Chilies, check NOTES
• 1½ cups Chickpea flour/Besan         
• ¼ tbsp. Baking soda
•  Salt
• Water
• Oil for deep frying

• 1 tbsp. Carom seeds/Ajwain
• Salt
• 2 tbsp. dry roasted Sesame seeds/Til

PREPARATION:

• Coarsely grind the ingredients listed under stuffing.

• Take green chilies, slit length-wise (as shown in the figure above) and using the tip of the knife remove the seeds along with thick white vein. Gently stuff the chilies with the above made stuffing with your fingers and set aside.
• Heat enough oil in kadai, or wide heavy bottom cooking vessel for deep frying.
• In the meantime, 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.
• Slowly from the corner of the kadai, drop down the batter covered stuffed chili.
• Repeat the process and add 2-3 chilies at a time, depending on the size of the kadai/vessel.

• On medium heat, fry till they turn nice golden. Remove on to a kitchen tissue or towel using a stainless slotted spoon. Repeat to complete the chilies.
• Serve hot by garnishing with sliced onions, lemon wedges and fresh coriander leaves.
• Add love to make this recipe taste ‘Yummy’.