Rajasthani Mirchi Vada Recipe

  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.