Bhari hui mirchi

I spotted big  green chillies in the vegetable market during the weekend shopping & brought some.I knew that they are not spicy.They can be made into chilli fritters by deep frying them.My mom on seeing them said that we can make ahealthier alternative...bhari hui mirchi.I agreed.I have looked up the recipe from @http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.in/2010/05/besan-bhari-hari-mirch-green-chillies.html
I have omitted some ingredients like onions as it is Tuesday & I keep Tuesdays onion free at home.

Ingredients : 10-12 green chillies, 1/3 cup besan,1 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp dahi,1 tsp til,1/2 tsp ajwain,1/2 tsp haldi,1/2 tsp hing,1-2 tbsp oil,salt to taste.

Method : Dry roast the besan.Keep aside.Let it cool.

Wash the green chillies & slit them in the middle vertically.Keep aside.

Add 1 tsp oil,til,haldi ,hing,red chilli powder,ajwain,til & salt to besan.Mix nicely.Add dahi .Mix nicely to get a dry dough type consistency.Fill this mixture into the slit mrchis through the slits.Take care ,not to break the chillies.

Take a pan.Put 1 tbsp oil.Put the stuffed mirchis on the pan .Put the remaining oil on the mirchis. Cover with a lid & cook them on slow gas.Uncover lid after 5 minutes.Turn the chillies on the sides.Cover with lid.Cook for 5 minutes.Uncover lid.They would have browned & become shiny & mushy.Turn again & cover with lid.Cook for 5 mniutes.Put off gas.Bharwan mirchi is ready.Serve with rotis or parathas.

Doodhi peels chutni

The skin peelings  of doodhi are generally thrown away as a waste.The peelings make a for a delicious chutni.

Grate the doodhi after washing it.Grate it carefully by turning on all sides till the white part of doodhi is seen.Keep the doodhi aside & make either sabzi or sambhar or halwa using the doodhi as it will begin to blacken soon.

Ingredients : 1 cup doodhi skin peelings,1/2 cup peanut powder, 1-2 green chillies finely chopped, a sprig of curry leaves finely chopped,1/2 tsp jeera,1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp haldi,1/4 tsp hing, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp oil,salt & sugar to taste.

Method : Take oil in a kadhai.Heat up the oil.Add mustard seeds.After they splutter add jeera. Jeera will splutter soon.Add doodhi peelings,chopped green chillies,curry leaves  followed by haldi & hing.Mix nicely.Cover the kadhai with a lid.Let it cook for five minutes.Put off the gas.Add peanut powder,red chilli powder ,sugar ( just a pinch ) & salt to taste.Mix nicely.Keep it aside.After 10 minutes ,it will have mixed nicely.This can be eaten with rotis or rice.