Stuffed Chilli Bajji

Chilly/milagai bajji a popular street food in our native during local temple function. I love these bajji and big appalam (Delhi appalam). Stuffed bajji are great during cold weather with hot cup of tea.




 

Preparation time - 15mins             Cooking time - 15mins

Yields - 5 bajji

 
Ingredients
Bajji Chillies                      - 5 (long)

Besan flour / kadala mavu -1 cup

Cooking soda                     - 2 pinches

Chilli powder                     - 2 tsp

Warm Oil                          - 1 tsp

Salt                                    - as needed

Oil                                     - for frying

Stuffing

Carrot - 2 small grated

Salt     - as needed

Oil       -1tsp

 
Preparation

• Wash and pat dry the chillies.
• Make a vertical slit and remove the seeds carefully without breaking the chillies.
• In a mix together gram flour, cooking soda, salt and chilli powder with
• water, a tsp of oil and prepare a slightly thick batter. Keep aside.
• Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, add carrot and salt. Sauté in medium - hi flame until raw smell goes.
• Stuff the chilli with the mixture.
• Heat oil in kadai/ wok for frying.
• Gently dip the chilli in the batter and coat the chilli with batter on all sides.
• Then drop the chilli into the oil and fry until golden brown on all sides.

Enjoy it hot with chutney