Batter-fried peppers

Name: Batter-fried peppers
Yield: Makes 15
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: sunflower oil or light olive oil, for deep-frying; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 3.75 ml/¾ tsp salt, or to taste; 5 ml/1 tsp fennel seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed; 1 yellow (bell) pepper; 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups gram flour (besan); a pinch of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1 red (bell) pepper; 1 green (bell) pepper; 1–3 fresh green chillies, finely chopped (deseeded if preferred)

Preparation info

Makes
15

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

If your taste buds ever crave a change from Onion Bhajiyas try these sweet peppers, Mirchi Bhaje, which are cut into rings, dipped in a spiced batter and deep-fried until crisp and brown. They make a wonderful snack, a delicious appetizer or a tasty canape piled high to serve with drinks.

Ingredients

1 green (bell) pepper
1 red (bell) pepper
1 yellow (bell) pepper

Asia
India
Starter
Snack
Vegan

Method

Wash the peppers, pat dry with kitchen paper and then cut them widthways into 5mm/¼in-wide rings. Remove and discard the seeds and the bitter white membrane. Set aside.
Sift the gram flour into a large mixing bowl, lifting the sieve (str