Potato Stuffed Mirchi Bajjis...

Ran out of ideas to make something new, tasty, easy and in a jiffy, here comes "Potato Stuffed Mirchi Bajjis" to your rescue.

Potato Stuffed Mirchi Bajjis... 

Ingredients-

Bajji Milaga/Banana Peppers - 6

Oil - For frying

For the Stuffing-

Oil - 2 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

Onion - 1/2 large, finely chopped

Garlic - 2 cloves, finely chopped

Salt - 1/2 tsp, adjust per taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Black Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Potatoes - 3 medium, boil, peel and roughly mash

Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp, finely chopped

For the Batter-

Besan Flour - 1 cup

Rice Flour - 1/4 cup

Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

Baking Soda - 1/8 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Instructions-

Heat a large pan with oil and add the jeera. Once it starts to change colour slightly, add the asafoetida. Then add the finely chopped onions and garlic. Saute until they turn translucent.

Now, add the salt, turmeric, red chilli, jeera powder, coriander powder and black pepper powder and saute for about 30 secs. Add the mashed potatoes to the pan and saute until everything is combined well. Finally, add the chopped coriander leaves, mix well and turn off the flame. Leave the mixture to come to room temperature.

 

While the stuffing is cooling, we can clean the chilli. Make a slit in the middle of the chilli. Using a spoon or fingers carefully remove the seeds. Take care not to break the chilli.

Once the stuffing is at room temperature, take a couple of tablespoons of that mixture and stuff into the chilli. Use your fingers to push the stuffing and seal the chilli tightly. Keep aside.

For the batter, in a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients listed under "For the batter". Mix well until combined. Add water little by little and mix well to prepare the batter as shown in pic. I added about 3/4 Cup of water.

Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, turn the flame down to medium-low. Take one of the stuffed chili, dip it into the batter and make sure that the batter evenly coats the chilli. Gently slide it into the oil and fry until nicely golden. Drain excess oil on a paper napkin and serve hot with any chutney/sauce.

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