Mirapakaya Bajjilu

Mirapakaya Bajjilu, the popular street food in south india is incredibly easy to prepare at home and makes an excellent way to snack especially in rainy season and winter. . Actually in any season or any celebration in Hyderabad you see Mirchi Bajji is the common snack or appetizer to start with...

For 6 Mirchi Bajji we need 6 long Chillies (Green)

For the stuffing there are 3 Variations to it..

1. Sesame Seeds & Tamarind Paste: Mix about 5 Tsp of slightly roasted sesame (till) seeds ground to powder with small lime size tamarind soaked in warm water and thick juice removed and salt.
2. Peanut & Tamarind Paste or Amchur Powder: Handful roasted powdered peanut and one small lime size tamarind juice or one tsp amchur powder and salt.
3. Potato & Lime or Lemon juice: one potato and lime juice and salt. ->For flour batter: 3 cups besan or channa flour, 1 tsp vamu or ajwain or carrom seeds and jeera , pinch of turmeric and salt.
   
   Dhaniya (corinader) powder and jeera powder to spinkle for extra taste.
   
   Prepare the stuffing with any of the one variety and keep it as side. Slit Chillies length wise and remove the seeds (Veins of chillies)if it is too hot. Stuff the chillies with the stuffing (With any of the 3 variations mentioned above)and keep in ready. Mix the flour, jeera, ajwain, salt and turmeric to a thick paste.
   
   In a wide pan, add oil. When the oil is hot, dip the chiilies in the besan flour and put it in the oil and fry it. when it is half done remove it again cool it for a min and again fry it in medium heat till golden brown. Sprinkle with some coriander/jeera powder. Serve it with tomato sauce or coconut chutney.