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Stuffed Mirchi Bajji Recipe

Time and servings

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Ingredients

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for besan batter:

  • 1 cup besan / chickpea flour / gram flour
  • ¼ cup rice flour / chawal ka atta
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
  • pinch of asafoetida / hing
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup water (or as required to prepare batter)
  • pinch of baking soda / sodium bicarbonate

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for stuffing:

  • 2 potatoes (boiled and peeled)
  • 1 green chilli / hari mirch (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (grated)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • ½ medium sized onion (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
  • salt to taste
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chili powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • ½ tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder

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other ingredients:

  • 4 large chilli / green bullhorn chillies / bhavnagri mirchi / bajji menasu
  • oil for deep frying

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Instructions

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besan batter recipe:

  1. firstly, take besan, rice flour, chili powder, haldi, hing and salt. mix well.
  2. furthermore, add water and make a smooth batter.
  3. also add a pinch of baking soda and mix gently.

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stuffing recipe:

  1. firstly take mashed potatoes, green chili, ginger, coriander leaves and onion.
  2. also add haldi, red chili powder, jeera, aamchur, salt and hing.
  3. mix well.

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mirchi stuffing recipe:

  1. firstly, slit green chili at the centre and remove seeds.
  2. also stuff the potato stuffing into the chili.
  3. dip the stuffed chili into besan batter, coat and deep fry to golden brown.
  4. finally, serve stuffed potato mirchi bajji / mirapakaya bajji.

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Stuffed mirchi bajji recipe

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Besan batter recipe

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firstly, in a small mixing bowl take besan / gram flour.milagai bajji
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further add rice flour. rice flour helps to make mirchi bajji more crispy and tasty.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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also add chili powder, turmeric, hing and salt. mix well.milagai bajji
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furthermore, add water little by little and whisk well.stuffed mirchi bajji
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make a smooth batter without forming any lumps.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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also add a pinch of baking soda and mix gently. do not over mix as baking soda will loose its property.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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make sure the batter is flowing consistency.stuffed mirchi bajji

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Stuffing recipe

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firstly in a large mixing bowl mash boiled potatoes.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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further, add green chili, ginger, coriander leaves and onion.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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also add turmeric powder, red chili powder, jeera, aamchur, salt and hing.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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furthermore, mix well making sure the spices gets mixed well uniformly.stuffed menasinakai bajji

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Mirchi stuffing recipe

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firstly, take long green chilis and slit at the centre. make a slit without cutting the chilis completely.stuffed menasinakai bajji
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remove the seeds from the centre without breaking the chili. removing seeds helps to reduce the spiciness of the mirchi bajji and also gives more space to stuff.milagai bajji
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also stuff the potato stuffing into the chili. make sure to stuff as much as potato stuffing as possible.milagai bajji
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and dip the stuffed chili into prepared besan batter and coat it completely.milagai bajji
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furthermore, deep fry on medium hot oil.milagai bajji
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also stir occasionally and fry on both sides.milagai bajji
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further, fry the mirchi till they turn golden brown.milagai bajji
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finally, stuffed potato mirchi bajji / mirapakaya bajji is ready to serve as it is or with pav.stuffed mirchi bajji

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Notes

  • firstly, make sure to take long and less spicy mirchi for greater taste and less spiciness.
  • furthermore, vary the stuffing spices according to your preference.
  • also add grated cheese into stuffing to prepare cheesy stuffed mirchi bajji.
  • finally, stuffed potato mirchi bajji / mirapakaya bajji taste great when served hot.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/stuffed-mirchi-bajji-recipe-menasinakai/