Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, mirchi bajji recipe | chilli bajji | mirapakaya bajji | menasinakai bajji is a vegetarian andhra, karnataka snack made with green chilli, gram flour / besan, and rice flour in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 chilli
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: andhra, karnataka
Ingredients
- 4 green chilli (large)
- 2 cup gram flour / besan
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup water
- 1 tbsp oil
- oil for frying
Method
- firstly, take long green chilis and slit at the centre and remove seeds.
- now prepare the bajji batter by taking 2 cup besan and 2 tbsp rice flour in large mixing bowl.
- also add ¼ tsp ajwain, ¼ tsp baking soda and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- now add ½ cup of water and mix well.
- add water as requried and prepare a lump free thick batter.
- further pour 1 tbsp of hot oil over the batter and mix well.
- mix well to smooth and silky batter.
- now dip the green chilli and coat it with besan batter completely.
- wipe off slightly, exposing green chilli slightly.
- deep fry in hot oil dropping batter coated chillis slowly.
- keeping the flame on medium, flip over and fry all the sides.
- fry until the bajjis turn crisp and golden brown.
- finally enjoy mirchi bajji with sauce or chutney.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
