Andhra Pradesh

Mirchi bajji

Name: Mirchi bajji
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 8 long bajji chillies green chilli; 1 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 2 tbsp rice flour; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); a pinch baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda); a small piece as paste tamarind; 1 small finely chopped onion; 1 tbsp lemon juice; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying; Salt, to taste

Long chillies in besan, slit and stuffed with onion and lemon. Andhra's evening dare.

35 minTime

8 gProtein each

hotSpice

Bajji bandi2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

306kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

35minutessame

Mirchi bajji, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Green chilli8 long bajji chillies

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a pinch

Tamarinda small piece, as paste

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Slit the chillies lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Smear the inside with tamarind paste, ajwain and salt.
2Make a thick batter of besan, rice flour, chilli powder, ajwain, soda, salt and water.
3Heat the oil on medium. Test with a drop of batter.
4Dip, coat and fry a few at a time, turning once.
5Slit the bajjis again, stuff with onion, lemon and coriander, and serve hot.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Andhra Pradesh

Mirchi bajji

Long chillies in besan, slit and stuffed with onion and lemon. Andhra's evening dare.

35 minTime

8 gProtein each

hotSpice

Bajji bandi2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMade the traditional way, nothing skipped.

The original

306kcalsame

8 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

35minutessame

Mirchi bajji, as tradition has it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Green chilli8 long bajji chillies

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Rice flour2 tbsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a pinch

Tamarinda small piece, as paste

Onion1 small, finely chopped

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Slit the chillies lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Smear the inside with tamarind paste, ajwain and salt.
2Make a thick batter of besan, rice flour, chilli powder, ajwain, soda, salt and water.
3Heat the oil on medium. Test with a drop of batter.
4Dip, coat and fry a few at a time, turning once.
5Slit the bajjis again, stuff with onion, lemon and coriander, and serve hot.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Mirchi bajji

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Mirchi bajji

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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