easy mirchi fry recipe | stuffed green chilli fry | bharwan mirchi fry recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 8 minutes
  • Total time: 13 minutes
  • Yield: 10 Servings
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 10 green chilli (less spice)
  • ¾ cup peanut powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
  • ½ tsp fennel powder / saunf powder
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil

Method

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ¾ cup peanut powder. to prepare peanut powder, dry roast peanuts and remove the skin. further blend to coarse powder.
  2. also add in ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp aamchur, ½ tsp fennel powder, pinch of hing and ½ tsp salt.
  3. combine all the ingredients well.
  4. now slit the medium spices green chilli and remove the seeds with the help of back of spoon.
  5. stuff approximately 2-3 tsp of prepared peanut stuffing.
  6. also heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and place stuffed mirchi.
  7. cook for a minute or until the blisters appear on chilli.
  8. flip the chillis and cook on all sides keeping the flame on medium.
  9. once the chills are cooked from all sides, add in leftover stuffing mixture and allow to simmer for a minute.
  10. finally, serve stuffed mirchi fry as a appetiser or as a side dish with your dinner.

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.