Stuffed mirchi bajji is an easy and delicious snack recipe. Banana peppers deseeded, stuffed with mashed potato, coated with the besan flour and deep fried.
Stuffing for Mirchi Bajji:
You can stuff the banana peppers with mashed potatoes or grounded peanuts with spices or grated paneer. I used mashed potato stuffing, banana peppers, and mashed potato together makes a delicious combo.
Spicy Roasted Grams Stuffing:
- Grind roasted grams with red chili powder, ajwain, cumin powder, hing, chat masala powder, tamarind and salt with a little amount of water to a smooth paste.
- Slit open the banana pepper, stuff the roasted gram paste, coated with the chickpea batter and deep fried.
Smart Cooking Tips:
- Make the batter to the right consistency that helps to coat the banana peppers. If the banana peppers are not get coated with the batter, add extra besan flour or rice flour to the batter and mix well.
- Chopping the banana peppers are optional, you can dip the whole banana peppers in the batter and deep fry them.
- Deep fry the bajjis over a medium heat until golden brown.
South Indian Mirchi Bajji Recipe:
Mirchi bajji is a popular South Indian street food that you can find in many Indian restaurants. In South India, green chilies bajji also known as mirchi bajji. It is served with chopped onion seasoned with chat masala. Check out the similar type of bajji recipe, Onion Bajji, Aloo Bonda, and Cabbage Pakora.
Stuffed mirchi bajji is an easy and delicious snack recipe. Banana peppers deseeded, stuffed with mashed potato, coated with the besan flour and deep fried.
- 3 no Banana Peppers
- 2 no Potato Medium Size
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 cup Chickpea (besan) Flour
- 2 tbsp Rice Flour
- 2 tsp Red Chili Powder (1 tsp for stuffing and 1 tsp for batter)
- 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Salt (to taste)
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (Hing)
- 1 cup Oil (for frying bajji)
- 1 no Onion (Medium Size)
For stuffing: Wash and peel the potato. In a saucepan, add water, potatoes, salt and boil until the potatoes become fork tender and mash until smooth.
In a pan, heat oil, add chopped onion and cook until the onion becomes soft.
Add mashed potato, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder and mix well. Cook for a couple of minutes until the spices gets well combined with the potato.
For Batter: In a medium-size bowl, add besan (chickpea) flour, rice flour, turmeric powder, asafoetida (hing), red chili powder, salt and mix well.
Add water gradually and make a smooth batter without lumps.
Slit open the banana peppers, remove the seeds and stuff the potato mixture. Chop them into small pieces and fry the bajjis until the color changes to golden brown. Mirchi Bajji is ready to serve.
How to serve stuffed mirchi bajji?
Serve stuffed mirchi bajji as a snack or appetizer with coconut chutney or ketchup or any sauce of your choice.