Ingredients
- large mild green chillies
- gram flour (besan), dry-roasted
- roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
- salt, then adjust to taste
- mustard oil or neutral cooking oil, divided
- lemon juice
- chopped fresh coriander
- 30-45 ml water, as needed for the filling
Vegan Recipe
Bharwa Achari Mirch
Large mild green chillies filled with a tangy besan-peanut achari mixture and shallow-fried until blistered.
Method
Choose the listed chillies totalling about 350 g–400 g. Wash and dry the chillies. Make one lengthwise slit in each and remove most seeds without detaching the stem.
Mix roasted gram flour, peanuts, 8.5 g of Bharwa Achari Masala and salt. Add lemon juice, coriander, 10 ml oil and just enough water for a crumbly filling.
Taste a small portion of the filling, adjust the salt if required, then pack it into the chillies.
Heat the remaining oil in a wide pan and place the chillies in one layer.
Cover and cook on low heat for six minutes, then turn and cook uncovered for eight to ten minutes.
Serve when the chillies are tender, blistered and lightly crisp, but still hold their shape.
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