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30 min — 20 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Abohar Mirchi Vada

Name: Abohar Mirchi Vada
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Punjab Indian
Ingredients: 5g Coriander Leaves; 2g ajwain; 400g green chillies; salt; 2g Turmeric Powder; 5g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 20g Rice Flour; 5g coriander powder; 150g Gram Flour; 300g Potato; 10g Ginger; 1g Asafoetida

Large green chilli stuffed with potato and spices, batter-fried. Rajasthani-influence street snack in Abohar.

Time 30 min · Serves 12 · 90 kcal · Abohar, Punjab

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) — 5 g

Main

ajwain — 2 g
green chillies — 400 g (chopped)
salt (optional)
Turmeric Powder — 2 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 5 g
Rice Flour — 20 g
coriander powder — 5 g
Gram Flour — 150 g
Potato — 300 g (chopped)
Ginger — 10 g

Tempering

Asafoetida — 1 g

Method

Slit the large green chillies lengthwise and deseed; sprinkle a little salt inside and let them rest for 10 minutes to mellow the heat.
Mash the boiled potatoes with ginger, coriander powder, red chilli powder, ajwain, hing and salt to make the stuffing.
Fill the slit chillies generously with the potato stuffing.
Make a thick batter with besan, rice flour, turmeric and water; dip each stuffed chilli in the batter to coat well.
Deep-fry in medium-hot oil until golden brown and crisp on all sides.
Drain on paper towels, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with green chutney and chai.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Abohar Mirchi Vada?: 90 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 20 min prep, 10 min cooking.

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