Mirchi Vada

Ingredients
7-8 green chilli (big size), 300 gm boiled mashed potatoes, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, ¼ tsp carom seeds (ajwain), Finely chopped ginger, 1 tsp chaat masala
For Batter
250 gm besan, Salt to taste, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 pinch turmeric powder, ½ tsp ajwain, Peanut oil for deep frying

Method
• Wash and cloth-dry the large chillies.
• Slit them from one side and scrape out the seeds.
• For making potato masala, take boiled potatoes and mash them nicely.
• In a mixing bowl, combine these mashed potatoes with red chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, garam masala powder, carrom seeds, finely chopped ginger and chaat masala. Mix everything well and stuff the green chillies nicely with this aloo masala.
• Keep the stuffed chillies aside.
• To make Mirchi Vada batter, make a thick paste with besan and season with pinch of turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp ajwain and salt to taste.
• In a deep kadai, take oil and heat on medium flame.
• When the oil is hot, dip the stuffed chillies in the batter and deep fry them until golden brown.
• Serve these piping hot Rajasthani Mirchi Vadas with green chutney, imli ki chutney and a hot cup of ginger tea.