How to Make Mirchi Vada

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Mirchi Vada. It's a very delicious recipe for snacks as well as starter. Michi vada is an ideal starter for pure traditional menu. Even it can be a part of menu also as farsan. Basically it can be said that this is a pakoda recipe with the stuffing of boiled potato. But it is very easy and delicious and I am sure you will love to have it during monsoon and winter. So enjoy the recipe for Mirchi vada. 

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - 15 to 20 minutes

Ingredients to make Mirchi Vada:

For stuffing:

2 boiled and grated potatoes

2 to 3 green chillies finely chopped

1/2 tea spoon roasted cumin powder

1 tea spoon roasted fennel seeds
1 tea spoon chaat masalo
1/2 tea spoon chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tea spoon chopped mint leaves
1/2 lemon juice
1 tea spoon sugar (opt.)
Salt to taste

For batter:

1 1/2 cup besan - gram flour

1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste

1/2 tea spoon red chilli powder

A pinch soda bi crab

1 table spoon hot oil

150 gram vadhvani marcha - chilli

Oil for frying

To serve with:

Tomato ketch up

Method to make Mirchi Vada:

For stuffing:

• Mix all ingredients of stuffing in a bowl and mix well. Keep a side covered.

For batter:

• In a big mixing bowl add all ingredients excluding hot oil and mix well. Add sufficient water to make semi thick batter.
• At last add a spoon full of hot oil to it and mix well. 

How to proceed: 

• Slit chillies and remove seeds from it.
• Heat water to boiling temp. and place above chillies to it for 2 minutes.
• Drain and soak in tap water for 5 minutes. Remove from it and drain properly.
• Now stuff above stuffing to it and dip in ready batter.
• Fry it at medium flame in hot oil.
• When ready drain over absorbent kitchen tissue.
• Hot and delicious Mirchi Vada is ready to serve with tomato ketch up.