Recipe for Mirchi Bhajji
Mirchi Bhajji is a popular tea-time snack from India. These are fritters made by coating chillies in a spiced batter and deep-frying them.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp Besan ( chickpea lentil flour)
- 2 tbsp Rice Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ajwain ( Carom Seeds)
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- Water; to make the batter
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Oil; for deep frying
- 8-10 Big Green/Red Chillies
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
Ingredients needed for garnishing
- 2 Medium-sized onions; finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves; finely chopped
- ½ Lemon
- Kala Namak ( Black Salt); to sprinkle
Instructions
- Wash and cut the chillies into long pieces. Remove the seeds.
- For the batter, all the dry ingredients- Besan ( chickpea lentil Flour), rice flour, salt, red chilli powder, carom seeds and cumin powder.
- Add water, a little at a time, and make a smooth batter. Use a whisker or a fork to remove the lumps, if any. The batter should neither be too thick nor too thin.
- Add baking soda just before you are ready to fry.
- Dip the chillies, one by one, into the batter. Coat them well and fry them in medium hot oil.
- Once fried, cut them into pieces.
- Garnish with finely chopped onions and coriander leaves. Squeeze lemon juice and sprinkle black salt and serve.