Stuffed chilli bhajjis

For those who have visited the Marina beach in chennai , one thing that immediately comes to mind is the' milagai bajji'. Light green chillies are tied like garlands in front of the bajji stalls . These chillies are then dipped in besan flour paste ,deep fried in hot oil and served with red chutney .Needless to say that they are mouth watering... isn't it?

My neighbor prepares this stuffed chilli bajjis often and Iam giving her recipe here. There are many varieties of mild chillies with which u can make these bajjis. I used this type and they were very mild.

This is my entry to the' JFI chillies ' created by Indira of Mahanandi and hosted by Nandita of saffrontrail.

Ingredients

Long green chillies- 6

Salt- little

oil for deep frying

For stuffing

Potatoes- 2 medium ,cooked and mashed

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves- a few chopped finely

Turmeric powder- less than 1/4 tsp

Ginger grated- 1/2 tsp

For the batter

Besan/gram Flour - 1 cup

Rice Flour-2 tsp

salt to taste

chilli powder- 1/4 tsp

water to make a thick paste

Method

Wash the chillies ,make a slit in the center and remove all the seeds. Rub little salt inside the chillies. The chillies I used were very long and so I had to cut them into two.

Mix all the ingredients for stuffing and then stuff the chillies with it.

Mix all the ingredients for the batter( U can use Sakthi masala's bajji bonda mix too) .

Dip the stuffed chillies into the batter and deep fry in hot oil.

Serve hot with ketchep.