Stuffed Chili/ Bharli Mirchi/ Bharwan Mirchi

Stuffed Chili or Bharwan Mirchi is a side dish made of long chilies. These long chilies are known as Bhawnagri Mirchi. These chilies are not spicy at all.
We can use these chilies for making bhajiyas (fritters) too.
This dish Stuffed chili is very famous in Maharashtra and Gujrat. You can have this dish for your lunch or dinners. Can be eaten up with roti, bhakri or rice.

Stuffed Chili

Ingredients

• 6-7 long chilies (bhawnagri mirchi)
• 1 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• Half tsp turmeric powder
• Half tsp dry mango powder 
• Salt a per taste
• 2-3 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 cup oil
• Half cup water

Recipe

Heat a tsp oil in a wok and add cumin seeds to it. Let them crackle nicely and add coriander seeds, fennel seeds, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and dry mango powder to it. Mix well and add gram flour to it. Mix well. Add little water and salt as per taste to it and mix well. Cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes.

Let the mixture cool.

Now wash the chilies and pat dry them.

Slit chilies lengthwise on one side while they remain stuck from the other side.

Fill the stuffing in the chilies and keep them ready to shallow fry.

Heat 2-3 tsp oil in a pan and place the chilies one by one over it. Cook the chillies from all the side by flipping them in between. Cover them with a lid to help them to get cooked faster.

Serve hot with roti, paratha or rice.