Mirchi Bada
Fat green chillies stuffed with a tangy spiced potato filling, dipped in gram-flour batter and deep-fried until crisp — Jodhpur's most beloved teatime snack.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 260 kcal
Equipment
- •Kadai for deep frying
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- fat
- 14 g
- carbs
- 28 g
- fibre
- 4 g
- protein
- 6 g
- calories
- 260 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Cut a slit down one side of each chilli, keeping the stem attached. Scrape out seeds lightly if they are very hot.
- 2
Mash boiled potatoes with fennel, amchur (mango powder), chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt.
- 3
Fill each chilli generously with the potato mixture.
- 4
Mix besan (gram flour), carom seeds, salt and water into a thick batter, like pakora (fritter) batter.
- 5
Heat oil in a kadai (deep frying pan) until medium-hot.
- 6
Dip each stuffed chilli into the batter to coat it fully.
- 7
Deep-fry in batches over medium heat until crisp and golden, turning them occasionally.
- 8
Drain on kitchen paper. Serve hot with green chutney and tamarind chutney.
Chef's tips
Use large, mild chillies bred for stuffing rather than thin hot ones. Fry on medium heat so the batter cooks through without burning before the filling heats.
Ingredient substitutions
- Jodhpuri chillies → large banana peppers
Storage
Best eaten fresh; not suited to storage.
Reheating
Reheat in an air fryer or oven to restore crispness; microwaving makes it soggy.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overstuffing, causing the chilli to split while frying.
- •Frying on too high heat, browning the batter before the inside is hot.
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