Oct 20, 2011

Menasinakayi Bajji/Jalapeno Bajji/Mirchi Bajji.

Hello everybody today let us see how to make a mouth watering snack "JALAPENO BAJJI".



Menasinakayi bajji is one of the all time favorite,yummy and spicy evening snack,you see them selling on the cartwheel everywhere in Bangalore,this is also called as Mirchi Pakoda in North India and Mirapakayi Bajji in Andhra Pradesh.

Come on let us see the ingredients we need,

10-Long green Jalapeno/Chili.


Batter:

1 Cup-Chick peas flour/Gram dal flour/Kadele ittu.
1/2 Tsp-Red Chili powder.
2 Tbsp-Rice flour.
1/4 Tsp-Baking soda.
1Tsp-Salt.
1/4-1/2 Cup- Water.

Stuffing:

1 Tsp-Vamu/Ajwain/Carom Seeds powder.
2 Tsp-Jeera/Cumin powder.
1/2 Tsp- Salt.

Oil to fry.

Method:

1.Take a mixing bowl add chick peas flour followed by rice flour,baking soda,chili powder,salt,water and mix well,mix such a way that the batter is not too thin or too thick.



2.Take a small bowl mix Ajwain/Carom seeds powder,cumin powder and salt and keep aside.

3.Take a jalapenos/mirchi cut them in as show in the picture below and remove the seeds,if you like spicy you can leave the seeds.



4.Stuff the jalapenos with the stuffing we made as shown in the picture.



5.Take a frying pan add oil,once after the oil is heat dip the jalapenos in the batter and fry them until golden brown.



You can eat them plain or with ketchup or pudina/mint chutney.



Enjoy your yummy and spicy Jalapeno/Menasinakayi Bajji.



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