So people ask me what places should I visit when I am in Jodhpur and I say
- Chaudhary in Sardarpura (For his ultimate Mirchi Bada)
- Pokar Sweet Home (For his classic Pyaz ki Kachori)
- Sardarpura (For the famous Kadhi Kachori)
- Surya at Jalori Gate (For the lip smacking Lehsuni Kofta)
- Ummed Bhawan palace (ehhhh….you got to throw in some real place too, right?)
- Mehrangarh Fort (Ok! Make that two real places just to be fair!)
Ya, you can tell even as a tourist, my priorities are different. Lucky are those who get to eat Chaudhary’s Mirchi Badas when ever they want to!! I can only dream about them. There is mirchi bada and then there is Chaudhary’s Mirchi Bada. One bite and you will not know what hit you!! Ya, they are that good!
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Me– Honey, these are not the Mirchi Bhajjis of America. These are ‘Jodhpuri Mirchi Badas’. I can make Bread Pakoras for you, you know!
Him– But these look so tempting! I think, I will try just one.
Me– Sure, go ahead!
Within few seconds, the hissing that started could be heard all the way to Jodhpur. And then I heard-
Him– Honey, I’ll eat that Bread Pakora now. ![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
These Mirchi Badas might be no Chaudhary’s Mirchi Badas but they are pretty close, I must say. If you ask me to serve these with tomato Ketchup, (like my husband did) I will take serious offense to it. It might also be the last time we see or talk to each other too. So enjoy them hot, straight out of the oil and give the Ketchup a miss, this time.
Jodhpuri Mirchi Bada
Ingredients
- 7 Serrano peppers with stem
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup vinegar
- 3 medium potatoes, boiled
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 2 tsp dry mango powder
- 1/2 tsp chaat powder
- 1 cup gram flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup water
- Chaat masala to sprinkle
- Oil to fry
For the chilies
For the potato filling
For the batter
Instructions
- Take a sauce pan and add water and vinegar to it. When it comes to a boil, add chilies and let them boil till they become light green in color (about a minute). Drain the water and lay the chilies on a paper towel to dry off.
- Grate the potatoes and add salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and dry mango powder. Mix well.
- Divide the filling into 7 equal parts. Cover each chili with potato mixture. Make sure that the potato mixture coating is not too thick or too thin. Keep all coated chilies aside.
- In a bowl, add gram flour and salt. Mix well. Add water little by little to make a lump free thick batter. Add baking soda and mix well.
- Heat oil in a wok on medium high.
- Now take each chili one by one and dip into the batter. Hold the chili with stem and let the excess batter drip off back into the bowl.
- Drop the chili into the oil and fry until golden brown evenly. Make sure you stir the chili as soon as you drop it into the oil so that it doesn't get dark brown from the side that touches the wok.
- Repeat with all the chilies. Sprinkle chaat masala on top. Don't wait any longer. Enjoy!!
Notes
Any thick spicy green chili will work good here. Spicy is the key word
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These look so yum! Will try them out for sure.![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Thank u :). Do let me know the outcome!
Ah! How I miss being your neighbor.
The feeling is absolutely mutual Shabnam![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Hahahaha! “The hissing that started could be heard all the way to Jodhpur”
Haha!! Was so much fun reading the blog and picture came out really good!
Thanks Ashish![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Thank you Puru![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Mouth watering
Love you for sharing this
Thank u![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
It’s more like reading an interesting story/anecdote reading your blog… Enjoy it immensely.. Can’t wait to read what you write next..
Thank you :). You know u are doing somethng really good when ur ever-teasing bro praises you![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Love jodhpur mirchi vadas…missing badly…grt job nidhi..wil try these. ..tried earlier but were not perfect like urs..
Thank you Tanu![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
These look as awesome as I know they would taste!
Thanks DC![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
You are so my kind of a tourist…my first question when I I do fact finding for a new place is…what’s the native dish I must eat…n all that![☺](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/263a.svg)
Ha ha ha. Thats how it should be
N my favourite shows are those travel n eat…rest assured now I really wanna visit jodhpur…though I suspect my reaction post eating those mirchi bada will be similar to your husband’s
He he he. It will still be worth it!
:P… (y)