Ingredients

• 6 - banana peppers
• For the batter:
• 1 cup - gram flour (besan)
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric
• For the filling:
• 3 - potatoes (large)
• coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• red chilli powder
• salt to taste

How to Make Plain Mirchi Vada

• For the filling:
• Boil the potatoes with salt. Peel and mash the potatoes.
• Add chopped coriander leaves, red chilli powder and mix well.
• For the batter:
• Mix all the ingredients with water and prepare a thick batter.
• Slit the green peppers, remove the seeds, and fill them with the potato filling.
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• Dip the peppers nicely in the batter and fry them golden brown.
• Serve hot with mint chutney or ketchup.