Stuffed Chilli Pepper Fritters Pakoras

Name: Stuffed Chilli Pepper Fritters Pakoras
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10-12 small size fresh red / green chili peppers; 3 tbsp peanuts; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 2 tbsp roasted chana dal (Bengal gram); 1 tsp tamarind paste; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp pepper powder; as needed oil to deep fry; 1 cup besan (gram flour); to taste salt; pinch soda bicarb; 1 tsp kasuri methi (crushed); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; as needed water

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#weekorange - Tea time without any fried snack is worthless. One can't resist the temptation of deep fried fritters. A bowl of hot and crispy pakoras are anytime welcome. So here are some easy to make small chili pepper fritters, that are stuffed with some basic ingredients and batter fried to perfection.

These crispy treats are just perfect with your evening cuppa. They are also ideal as appetizers and can be enjoyed with sauce or chutney / dip of your choice. I stuffed them with some ground peanuts, sesame seeds, roasted chana dal, tamarind paste and seasonings. They did turn out real yummy.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

10-15 minutes

3-4 servings

10-12small size fresh red / green chili peppers
3 tbsppeanuts
2 tbspsesame seeds
2 tbsproasted chana dal (Bengal gram)
1 tsptamarind paste
to tastesalt
1/2 tsppepper powder
as neededoil to deep fry
Batter
1 cupbesan (gram flour)
to tastesalt
pinchsoda bicarb
1 tspkasuri methi (crushed)
1/4 tspturmeric powder
as neededwater

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Steps

10-15 minutes

1

Wash the chilies and slit them lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds, if any, with a small spoon. Smear them with salt and lemon juice and keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
2

Make a thick batter with besan, salt, soda bicarb, kasuri methi, turmeric powder and required quantity of water. Set aside.
3

For the filling, roast the peanuts and sesame seeds till light brown. Cool and grind along with the roasted chana dal, tamarind paste, salt, pepper powder and little water into a thick paste.
4

Fill this stuffing in the slit chilies. Heat oil in a pan. Dip the chilies in the batter and deep fry them to a golden colour.
5

Let the flame be low in the entire process. Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot with sauce or any chutney/ dip.