Mirchi Vada / Stuffed Mirchi Vada

 Mirchi vada / Stuffed mirchi vada is a potato masala stuffed deep fried banana chilly (long size chilly). Mirchi vada is a teatime snack and can be served with tomato ketchup. Mirchi Vada /Stuffed Mirchi Vada recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Mirchi Vada / Stuffed Mirchi Vada.

Ingredients:-

Banana chilly.-4 or 5 (long chillies)
Oil.                 -for deep frying

For Stuffing Potato Masala:-

Boiled Potato.         -2
Ginger garlic paste.-1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder.  -3/4 tsp
Coriander powder.  -1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds.          -1/2 tsp
Amchur powder.     -1/2 tsp
Chat masala.           -1/2 tsp
Asafoetida.             -a pinch
Salt.                        -to taste

For Besan Batter:-

Besan /gram flour .-1 cup
Rice flour.              -2 tbsp
Red chilly powder.-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder.  -1/4 tsp
Asafoetida.            -1/4 tsp
Baking soda.          -1/4 tsp
Water.                     -as required
Salt.                        -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Boil 2 medium size potatoes with skin till soft. Peel the outer skin and mash the boiled potatoes without lumps.

2). In a mixing bowl add boiled and mashed potato. Add ginger garlic paste, kashmiri red chilly powder, coriander powder, fennel seeds, amchur powder, chat masala, asafoetida, and 1/2 tsp salt into the mixing bowl and mix together all the ingredients using hand. Keep aside the potato masala for stuffing.

3). Half slit banana chillies (long size chillies) keeping the stem and remove the seeds completely from it.

4). Stuff the potato masala inside the de seeded half slit banana chillies and keep them on a plate.

Method:-

 1). In a bowl add besan (gram flour), rice flour, kashmiri red chilly powder, turmeric powder, a pinch of asafoetida, little salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda. Add required water little by little into the bowl and mix well and make a little thick besan batter. Keep aside the besan batter.

2). Heat oil in a deep frying kadai. Once the oil is hot dip the potato masala stuffed banana chilly into the thick besan batter to coat the batter evenly on all the sides. Drop the batter coated masala stuffed banana chilly one or two at a time in hot oil.

3). Deep fry the batter coated stuffed banana chilly in hot oil on medium flame until crisp and golden colour. Flip and turn the chilly in hot oil using a slotted spoon to cook evenly on all sides.

4). Once done remove the deep fried stuffed mirchi vada from hot oil with a slotted spoon and transfer to a tissue paper on a plate to absorb excess oil.Repeat the process and deep fry the remaining stuffed banana chillies and transfer to the plate.

Very tasty Mirchi Vada / Stuffed Mirchi Vada is ready to serve hot with tomato ketchup.