Mirchi Bajji (Spiced Fried Giant Green Chili, Street Style)
巨大な青唐辛子を丸揚げに！？タマリンドの酸味が隠された灼熱のフリッター
Description
Intense South/West Indian street snack stuffing sour tamarind/spices inside low-heat giant green chilies (Bajji Mirchi), battering in chickpea flour (Besan) and deep-frying crisp.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Green chili(large)
- Tamarind paste
- Chickpea flour
- Rice flour
- Onion
- Lemon
- Cumin
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- giant green chilies (for Bajji),
- tbsp tamarind paste, cumin powder/ajwain/salt to taste, 100g Besan (chickpea flour),
- tbsp rice flour, turmeric to taste, frying oil,
- tbsp minced raw onion, 1/
- lemon.
- Make a vertical slit in a giant meaty green chili ~15cm long, carefully removing inner seeds/pith to soften heat.
- Thinly smear a special spice paste mixing intense-sour tamarind paste, roasted cumin powder, ajwain, salt into the empty chili belly with a finger.
- Dunk the whole chili completely into a yellow gooey batter made by adding a little rice flour (for crispiness), turmeric, water to chickpea flour (Besan).
- Quietly drop into heated cauldron oil, deep-frying fragrantly until batter puffs into crispy golden color. Slit the freshly fried hot Bajji down the middle, stuff generously with crispy minced raw onions, squeeze lemon to serve. Crispy batter, chili's grassy flavor and slight heat, tamarind acidity, and onion texture play a quartet in the mouth—the ultimate Chai companion.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Manganji pepper or bell pepper (as sub for low-heat meaty chilies)
Pairing
Hot Masala Chai、Coffee
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Bajji' is South India's unique bean flour fritter (called 'Pakora' in North). India's giant green chilies have a flavor between Japanese bell peppers and Shishito, a veg to enjoy 'umami and grassy aroma' rather than super-heat. Calculated design to neutralize oil heaviness by embedding tamarind/lemon inside.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Bite the edge of the fresh-fried Bajji, and right after feeling the batter crispiness and tamarind acidity, slurp hot Chai washing away spices in the mouth!
Allergen
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