Chili bajji

It is a tasty snack, also called chilli bajji, milakai bajji, milagai bajji, mirchi pakora, mirch pakoda or mirchi vada.

Ingredients:

• Green chilies (pachchai milakai / hari mirchi): 10
• Chickpea flour (gram flour / kadalaimavu / besan): 100gms
• Rice flour (arisi mavu / chaval ka atta): 1 tbsp
• Cumin seed powder (jeeragappodi / jeera powder): 1 tsp
• Red chili powder (vara milakai / lal mirchi / sabath mirch): 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder (manjal podi / haldi powder): 1/4 tsp
• Asafetida (perungayam / hing): 1 Pinch
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste.

Method:

• Mix everything (except the green chilies and oil)
• Prepare a thick batter using water.
• Cut the chilies lengthwise.
• Dip the chilies in the batter and deep fry in oil.
• Serve hot with or without chutney or sauce.