Ingredients

• Apple 1 medium size
• For filling:
• dates - 75 gm
• green chilli 1
• dry mango powder - 1 tbsp
• Chaat Masala - 1 tsp
• pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• salt to taste
• For batter:
• Besan (chick peas flour) - 1 cup
• cornflour - 1/4 cup
• chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Ajwain (thymol seeds) a big pinch
• baking powder - 1/2 tsp
• oil to deep fry
• salt to taste

How to Make Khatta Meeta Apple Pakoda

• Peel and core the apple.
• Cut into eight slices, length ways.
• Mince dates and chillies very finely.
• Mix with rest of the filling ingredients.
• Slit each slice of apple from one end, along its length, stopping just 1/4 cm away from the other end so that the two halves remain joined at one end.
• Stuff the filling between these slits of apple slices, carefully.
• Combine all the ingredients for batter together.
• Add enough water to form smooth, creamy batter.
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Dip the apple slices in batter, holding the slits together at the open end and drop in hot oil.
• Fry till they turn golden brown.
• Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot with Chutney or ketchup.