Mirchi Vada Recipe – मिर्ची वड़ा: Mirchi Vada, or Mirchi Ke Pakore, is a unique and very spicy Indian snack. Fresh, big chillies are dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried, then served with green pudina chutney or tomato ketchup.
If you don’t love too much spice, you can serve these vadas with other pakoras, such as onion rings, aloo-stuffed pakoras, paneer sandwich pakoras, onion pakora, potato pakora, and many more for a delicious variety of snacks.
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Mirchi Vada
Course: SnackCuisine: Indian10
servings5
minutes20
minutes100
kcal25
minutesThis Indian street side famous Mirchi Vada or Mirchi ke Pakore are spicy treat to the person like hot food. Can have with Green Pudina Chutney or Imli Ki Chutney or tomato ketchup.
Ingredients
Big Green Chillies (बड़ी हरी मिर्च) – 10-15
Gram Flour (बेसन) – 1 cup
Turmeric (हल्दी) Powder – 1/2 tsp.
Chat Masala (चाट मसाला) – 1/2 tsp.
Red Chilli (लाल मिर्च) Powder – 1 tsp.
Potato (आलू) – 3 big
Paneer (पनीर) – 50 grams
Coriander Leaves (हरा धनिया) – 4-5 sprigs
Dried Mango Powder (अमचूर) – 2 tsp.
Asafoetida (हींग) – 1/4 tsp.
Fennel Seeds (सौंफ) – 2 tsp.
Green chilli (हरी मिर्च) – 1-2
Oil (तेल) for deep fry.
Water as much requires.
Salt (नमक) as per taste.
Directions
- Boil, peal and mesh potato (आलू). Grate paneer (पनीर). Wash, slit big green chilli (बड़ी हरी मिर्च) and remove seeds. Chop green chillies and coriander leaves (हरा धनिया). Crush fennel seeds (सौंफ). Keep aside.
- Now mix meshed potato (आलू) and grated paneer (पनीर) with chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves (हरा धनिया), 1/2 tsp. red chilli (लाल मिर्च) powder, dried mango powder (अमचूर), asafoetida (हींग), crushed fennel seeds (सौंफ) and salt as per taste. Mix well and make thick batter.
- Fill slit big green chilli (बड़ी हरी मिर्च) with this think potato-paneer (पनीर-आलू) batter.
- In deep bowl mix gram flour (बेसन), turmeric (हल्दी) powder, chat masala, 1/2 tsp. red chilli (लाल मिर्च) powder and salt to taste with water as much required to make not thin not thick batter.
- In deep pan heat oil, dip filled big green chilli (बड़ी हरी मिर्च) in gram flour (बेसन) batter and deep fry them in oil till crispy, golden brown.
- Remove from oil and put over tissue paper to remove extra oil.
- Cut each Mirchi Vada into 2-3 round pieces and sever with green pudina chutney.
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