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Mirapakaya Bajji – Chilli Bajji

Mirapakaya Bajji or Chilli Bajji or Mirchi Bajji is a deep fried pakora made with besan. This deep fried fritter is made with regular chillies and is a popular dish along with Uggani.
Course Appetizers & Starters, Snacks
Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
By Cook Method Deep Fried
Occasion Everyday Meal, Ganesh Chaturthi
Dish Type Combo Dishes, Deep Fried Dishes
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

  • 10 nos Green Chillies Long tender ones not with much seeds
  • 1 cup Besan /Gram flour
  • 1/4 tsp Baking Soda /Cooking Soda
  • 2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Cooking Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Wash the green chillies, make a slit on one side making sure that the stalk is intact. Scoop out the seeds using a knife.
  • If you are not able to get the tender chillies, then fry the chillies on hot pan till it becomes brown. Now it will not be so hot/spicy.
  • In bowl, mix cumin powder and salt. Stuff this mixture inside the slit green chillies.
  • Mix the gram flour with salt, baking soda and water. Make a thick batter.
  • Heat oil in a Kadai, dip the chillies one by one in the batter and deep fry them.
  • Remove them to a kitchen towel.
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