Menasinakai Bhajji / Chilli Bhajji

Menasinakai Bhajji is one of the popular street food of Karnataka,especially in Davangere,North Karnataka.This Bhajji tastes Yum... when its raining outside and weather is all cloudy and gloomy....

Ingredients

Menasinakai / Chilli- 6 nos
Gram flour - 1 cup
Jeera powder- 1tbsp
Salt to taste
Baking powder -1/4 tsp
Red Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garam masala(optional)-1/4 tsp
Oil for deep frying

Method

Wash the Chillies and dry them.Make a small slit and fill it with jeera powder and keep them aside.Mix Gram flour,red chilli powder,garam masala,baking powder,salt,turmeric powder.To this mix add hot oil and mix well.Add water and make the batter(consistency should be like a Dosa batter).Dip each Menasinakai into this batter and deep fry till golden brown color.

Menasinakai Bhajji tastes good with Tomato ketchup and any kind of chutney(coriander,Coconut etc)