Quick Snack - Stuffed Chilli Bajji Recipe

Sujata Ramachandran sends this Stuffed Chilli Bajji recipe. The weather is cold here in Bangalore and I believe in other parts of India as well. This is the time when hot snacks and chaatwallahs make thier best business. In South India, Maneshinakayi (Chillies) Bajjis are very popular (Kannada version). Chilli Bajjis originate from Andhra Pradesh. They are usually eaten as a snack or as an accompaniment or side-dish with Rice.

In Bangalore, these are usually made by road side vendors who make hot Chilli Bajjis along with other snacks like Pakoras and Bondas.

The Chilli used for the Bajji is a bigger one and is usually used for making Bajjis only. It is believed that this Chilli originates from Andhra and is supposedly the best ones to be found. It is referred to as Bajji Maneshinakayi (in kannada) or Bajji Milagai(in Tamil).

Ok, time for some Bajji action - This one’s stuffed with onions and carrots to give a slight twist. Care should be taken to chop onions and carrots fine enough so that they don’t spill out while frying the bajjis.

Stuffed Chilli Bajjis

Ingredients

• 5 - 8 Green chilli (used to make bhajji refer photo)
• 1/2 cup Gram flour
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder

For stuffing

• 1-2 medium sized onions finely chopped
• 1-2 grated carrots
• 1/2 tsp tamarind chutney
• a bunch of finely chopped cilantro

Method

Make batter with gram flour,salt and chilli powder with water.Heat oil in kadai dip the green chilli in the batter, it should be well coated with batter. Then drop in to hot oil carefully, fry till crisp and golden brown.

After removing from oil slit the bhajji in the middle then stuff it with chopped onion grated carrot and garnish with cilantro leaves add tamarind chutney over it.Mouth watering stuffed bhajji is ready to eat.

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Links

• Snacks and Chaats from IndianFoodKitchen.com
• Variation of Stuffed Green Chilli Bajjis from Mahanandi
• Mirchi Bajji from Flavors of Indian Rasoi

Sources:

Bajji Chilli Photo copyright and credit: Velachery Balu via Flickr.com