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Mirchi Bajji

This is my all-time favourite snack which i throng upon whenever i hit the shopping streets of my hometown-Vijayawada.After coming to Finland,i really missed this when i was learning to cook.I didn’t have the courage to try it and lose my love for it.After 2 years of cooking life,I have started making it on my own by adding my own flavours like chat masala to it and it comes out very well whenever i do it!!Yummy!!!But the streetwalla’s bajji remains my all time favourite!

Ingredients:

Long Green chillies/Pedda pachi mirchi-10 nos.

Tamarind paste/Chintapandu gujju-1/4th cup

Ajwain/Vaamu-3tbsp

Gram Flour/Besan/Senaga Pindi-½ cup

Salt-As required

Soda-A pinch

Water to make the batter

Oil for Frying

Onions/ullipayalu-Cut into very small pieces-2

Coriander(finely cut)-For garnishing

Chat Masala-To Garnish

Lemon Juice-For Garnishing

Procedure:

Take the Green chillies,wash them,slit them and remove the seeds inside them.Now fill the slit chillies with Ajwain and Tamarind Paste(the paste need not be very thick) and keep aside for 1 hour.Take Gram flour,add salt and soda to it and make a batter which is not very watery as well as thick.Heat oil for frying.Take each chilli,dip it in the batter and drop it immediately into the oil.Fry all the them and spread on a paper towel.Now make a slit on these bajjis and fill them with cut onions.Garnish with Coriander and Chat masala.Pour Lemon juice over them before eating!!