Rajasthani Mirchi Vada Recipe | Mirchi Bhajji
Spicy and delicious mirchi vadas are famous street food from Rajasthan. These are enjoyed best with a cup of hot tea.
Servings Prep Time
8-10vadas 20minutes
Cook Time
20minutes
Servings Prep Time
8-10vadas 20minutes
Cook Time
20minutes
Ingredients
For Mirchi Filling
For batter
Instructions
Prepare batter
  1. First prepare the batter. For that add baking soda and salt to gram flour (besan). Then gradually add water and stir continuously to prepare batter. The batter should be neither very thick nor very thin.
Make chilli filling
  1. Make a lengthwise slit in all chillies. Peel and mash potatoes.
  2. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle. Then add ginger paste and chopped green chillies. To this add coriander powder, red chilli powder, and turmeric powder. Saute for 30 seconds and add mashed potatoes. Add salt to taste. Stir well and cook for a minute. Add dry mango powder (amchoor) and garam masala powder. Switch off the gas. Also add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. Filling is ready.
Make vadas
  1. Gently slide the filling through the slits into the green chillies.
  2. Keep oil for heating in a heavy bottomed pan/kadai.
  3. Dip a chilli in batter so that it is perfectly coated by the batter. Deep fry in hot oil. Initially oil should be very hot, and then lower the heat and fry till vada turns golden brown and crispy. Repeat the process with all the chillies. You can fry 4-5 vadas at a time.
  4. Serve hot with green mint chutney, tamarind chutney or tomato ketchup.
Recipe Notes
  • These vadas taste best freshly made and hot.
  • You can experiment with the filling and instead of spicy potatoes make filling of cheese and potatoes, corn and potatoes, or finely greated mixed vegetables.
  • If you do not want to add baking soda, you can skip it. Instead, whisk the batter nicely for some time. Baking soda is added to incorporate some air in the batter, and this can also be done by whisking vigorously.

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