Piment Cari Frire (Chilli fried in batter)
Another great Mauritian snack, Piment Cari Frir- chilli peppers dipped in a batter and deep-fried. These chicken stuffed fritters are a real treat for anyone who enjoys spicy food. Otherwise, you can always opt for a milder variety of chilli pepper.
Recipe Ingredients
- Boneless chicken
- Chilli (large, seeds removed)
- Salt, to taste (for chicken mixture)
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp garam masala (optional)
- ½ cup chopped onions
- Besan (gram flour)
- Flour
- ¼ cup chopped spring onions
- ½ tsp bicarbonate powder
- 1 tsp salt (for besan paste)
- Water, as needed
- Oil, for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Cut chilli lengthwise, remove all seeds, and soak in salted water for 1 hour.
- 2
Cut chicken into pieces, removing bones.
- 3
Blend the chicken.
- 4
Add salt, ginger-garlic paste, and garam masala (optional) to the blended chicken.
- 5
Pan-fry the chicken mixture, adding chopped onions.
- 6
Let the chilli dry, then stuff each one with the chicken mixture.
- 7
Prepare the besan paste by combining besan (gram flour) and flour.
- 8
Add chopped spring onions, bicarbonate powder, and salt to the besan mixture.
- 9
Add water and mix into a smooth paste.
- 10
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
- 11
Dip each stuffed chilli in the besan paste and deep-fry until golden.
- 12
Serve hot.
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