MIRCHI BAJJI

Ingredients :

• 1 cup of bengal gram flour
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• 7-8 long and thick green chilis
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• A pinch of baking powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

Stuffing :

• 1 tsp tamarind
• Extract ½ tsp bengal gram flour
• 1 tsp grated jaggery
• 1 tsp roasted cumin coarsely powdered
• Little salt

Method :

Slit green chilis and remove the seeds. Blanch in hot water. (Heat water in a wok and bring to a boil. Drop the slit chilis in hot water and remove after 3-4 minutes and drain.) Make a paste of dropping consistency of the flours adding salt, turmeric powder, baking powder and water. Keep it aside. Mix all the ingredients of the stuffing and stuff little into each chili. Heat oil in a pan and when the oil is hot dip each chili in the dough and drop it carefully in the oil. Fry till golden brown and serve with tomato ketchup or any sweet 'n' sour chutney. At a time 3-4 chilis can be fried. They make excellent afternoon snack.