Mirchi Fry Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	8 min
Total time	13 min
Serves	10 servings

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Ingredients

• 10 green chilli (less spice)
• ¾ cup peanut powder
• ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
• ½ tsp fennel powder / saunf powder
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ¾ cup peanut powder. to prepare peanut powder, dry roast peanuts and remove the skin. further blend to coarse powder.
2. also add in ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp aamchur, ½ tsp fennel powder, pinch of hing and ½ tsp salt.
3. combine all the ingredients well.
4. now slit the medium spices green chilli and remove the seeds with the help of back of spoon.
5. stuff approximately 2-3 tsp of prepared peanut stuffing.
6. also heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and place stuffed mirchi.
7. cook for a minute or until the blisters appear on chilli.
8. flip the chillis and cook on all sides keeping the flame on medium.
9. once the chills are cooked from all sides, add in leftover stuffing mixture and allow to simmer for a minute.
10. finally, serve stuffed mirchi fry as a appetiser or as a side dish with your dinner.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, use medium spices chillis, else the mirchi fry will be more spicy.
• also, add a tbsp of coconut into stuffing, for more rich flavour.
• additionally, the chilli fry taste great by squeezing a tsp of lemon juice at the end.
• finally, serve stuffed mirchi fry immediately or stays good for a week when refrigerated.