Ingredients:

6 long green chillies
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Besan
1/4 cup rice flour
A pinch of baking soda
1/4tspredchilli powder
 

Ingredients for Filling:

2 tbsp roasted gram dal
1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
1tbsps dry coriander seeds
2tbsps dry coconut (grated)
1/2 tbsp lemon juice or tamarind juice
1/4tsp celery
1/2 cup water
Oil, for frying
salt to taste

Method:

Wash green chillies with water and knead it with napkin. Using a knife, cut them in length in such a way that they are connected on the other side. Remove the seeds with the help of knife or spoon from it. To make the spice for the filling, roasted gram dal, sesame seeds and dry coriander seeds in a pan on low flame for about 2 minutes.

Remove them in a plate and let it cool for 3-4 minutes. Put roasted gram dal, sesame seeds, dry coriander seeds, dry coconut powder, oregano, red chilli powder, lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt in a small sauce jar of a mixer grinder. Grind them and take them out in a bowl. Spices are ready to fill in chillies. Take a green chilli and fill the mixture of stuffing (about 1 tbsp). Prepare all the chillies in the same way.

Now take gram flour, rice flour, a pinch of baking powder, red chilli powder, cumin and salt in a large bowl. Add little water to it (about 1/2 cup or as per requirement) and mix well with a spoon to form a slightly thick slurry (like dose solution or pancake solution). Keep in mind that there is no lump in the solution. Heat the oil over medium heat in a deep pan.

When the oil is hot, dip the stuffed pepper into the solution and put it in hot oil slowly; Add 2-3 roasted peppers at one time (more or less, according to the size of the pan) and fry until they become light golden color. Mirchi pakode is ready to serve.

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