Mirchi Pakora

Mirchi Pakora

By CHEF PRANAV JOSHI

From Budget Kitchen

easy

Prep: 30 minutes

cook

Cook: 10 minutes

easy

Method: Easy

snack

Course: Starter

Starter

Type: Rajasthani

Key Ingredients:

Famous Rajasthani snack – green chillies stuffed with potato mixture and batter fried

Ingredients

Achari green chillies 8 to 10
Nutrella soya bean oil to deep fry
Fresh mint 1 sprig
Stuffing
Large potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed 2
Carom seeds (ajwain) ½ tsp
Red chilli powder ½ tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Black peppercorns, crushed ½ tsp
Green chillies 2
Fresh mint 8 to 10 leaves
Batter
Gram flour 2 cups
Rice flour 2 tbsps
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Soda carbonate ½ tsp
Salt to taste
To serve
Green mint chutney to serve
Sweet tamarind chutney to serve

Methods

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
Take potatoes in a mixing bowl, add carom seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger paste, salt and crushed peppercorns.
Finely chop green chillies and add. Finely chop mint leaves and add.
Take gram flour in another mixing bowl, add rice flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and soda bicarbonate and mix well. Add sufficient water and whisk to make a smooth and thick batter. Add salt and mix.
Mix the potato mixture well. Slit the green chillies without cutting through. Stuff them with the potato mixture.
Dip each stuffed chilli in the gram flour batter and gently slide into the hot oil. Deep-fry till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Arrange the chillies on a serving plate, garnish with a mint sprig and serve with bowls of mint chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.