Batter-fried peppers

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    15

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook: 300 Classic Recipes from the Great Regions of India

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

Method

  1. 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.

  2. Sift the gram flour into a large mixing bowl, lifting the sieve (str