Rajasthani Mirchi Vada Recipe
About Rajasthani Mirchi Vada Recipe |
Mirchi Pakoda Recipe: This is a popular street snack of Rajasthan also known as Jodhpuri Mirchi Vada. Green peppers stuffed with a masala aloo filling and deep fried. Serve with a tangy tomato chutney or white bread.
Ingredients of Rajasthani Mirchi Vada
12-15 Large green peppers
1 cup besan (chickpea flour)
1 tsp salt
Water (to mix the batter)
Oil (for deep frying)
For the filling:
250 gms potatoes (peeled and mashed), boiled
2 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp aamchoor (dried mango powder)
1/4 tsp asafoetida
2 tsp saunf (fennel seeds, crushed)
1 tsp green chillis (chopped)
How to Make Rajasthani Mirchi Vada
Prepare the filling:
1.Mix together the potatoes, salt, chilli powder, amchoor, coriander powder, asafoetida, green chillies
Prepare the vada:
1.Wash and wipe the peppers, slit lengthwise, and de-seed.
2.Fill with the potato filling.
3.Mix the besan with the salt and enough water to form a thick, smooth paste.
4.Heat the oil till a drop of batter dropped in comes up at once.
5.Dip the pepper in the batter, and drop it into the hot oil.
6.Lower the heat to medium and fry till a golden colour.
7.Lift out and transfer on to an absorbent paper, before serving.