Chilli bajji is a tasty, crispy, and spicy snack. It is made with banana peppers, gram flour, rice flour, chilli powder, and deep-fried in oil. Chilli bajji is stuffed with tamarind paste, salt, and chilli powder, which will give a tangy and spicy taste to the dish, which makes it yummy.
- 6 Banana peppers (bajji milagai)
- 1 cup Besan Flour|Gram flour
- ¼ cup Rice flour
- ½ tbsp Chili powder
- ¼ tbsp Baking soda
- ¼ tbsp Asafoetida
- Salt as needed
- Oil for frying
- 2 tbsp Tamarind paste
- ½ tbsp Chili Powder
- Salt as needed
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In a bowl add 1 cup gram flour, 1/4 cup rice flour, 1/2 tbsp chilli powder, 1/4 tbsp baking soda, 1/4 tbsp asafoetida and needed salt.
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Combine everything well, now add water little by little and make a thick paste, and keep it aside.
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Slit the chilis and remove the seeds.
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In a bowl add 2 tbsp tamarind paste, 1/2 tbsp chilli powder, and needed salt and mix well.
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Stuff the tamarind paste inside chilis.
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Now dip the chilis in the prepared batter.
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Deep fry in hot oil, and cook till the bajjis become golden brown.
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Drain it in the paper towel and serve hot.
- The batter is a basic one, apart from chilli you can use any other vegetable to make bajji.
- If the chilis are spicy no need to add chilli powder to the stuffing mixture.
- You can also make bajjis without stuffing tamarind paste.
- Add more rice flour if you want to make the outer layer crunchy.
- Serve bajji with coconut chutney or tomato sauce.