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chilli bhajji 5

Chilly Bhajji / Deep Fried Peppers

Kankana Saxena
Servings 0

Ingredients
 

  • 4 anaheim peppers
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbs ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
  • 1 tbs chickpea flour/besan
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • salt
  • pepper
  • oil

Instructions
 

  • Make a slit on the peppers and remove the seeds slowly if you want to reduce the heat.
  • Using a food processor, grate onion, cilantro, garlic and ginger to a coarse paste.
  • Then, add tamarind paste, salt, pepper and cumin powder to the onion mixture.
  • Brush some oil on the peppers and stuff them with the mixture.
  • Bake them at 375 F for about 15 minutes. Just to soften them. This is however optional.
  • Take them out of the oven and let them cool down completely
  • In the mean time, mix the chickpea flour with some water and make a thick batter.
  • In a pan, heat enough oil to deep fry.
  • Coat the peppers with the batter nicely.
  • Fry them in medium heat for about 2 minutes until it's slight golden brown in color.
  • Serve them hot!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings