Mulaku Bajji/ Chilly Bajji

Ingredients:

8 bajji mulaku/ chilli pepper

1 cup gram flour/ kadalamavu/ besan

2 tbsp rice flour

1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

a pinch of asafoetida

salt

oil

Preparation:

1. Wash the chillies and wipe it with kitchen towel. Make a slit lengthwise with a knife and remove the seeds. (if it is too spicy) 
2. In a bowl, mix gram flour, rice flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt with enough water to make a thick batter.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat and dip each chilly in the batter and deep fry until it turns golden colour on both the sides. Serve with tea or coffee....

• For extra taste, you can first dip chilly in tamarind water (mix small ball of tamarind with little water and salt and extract its juice) for 2 minutes. Then dip in the prepared batter and fry till golden.....