Mirchi bada

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title: "Mirchi bada" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rajasthani-cuisine", "indian-snack-foods", "indian-cuisine", "vegetarian-dishes-of-india", "indian-fast-food", "north-indian-cuisine", "desi-culture", "stuffed-dishes", "stuffed-vegetable-dishes", "jodhpur", "deep-fried-foods"] description: "Indian snack food" topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirchi_bada" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Indian snack food ::

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Field	Value
name	Mirchi Bada
image	Mirchi Bada from Jodhpur 1.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	Mirchi Bada
alternate_name	Mirchi bhaje, Mirchi bhajia, Mirapakay bajji
country	India
region	Jodhpur, Rajasthan
course	Snack
served	Hot or warm
main_ingredient	Green chillies, gram flour, potatoes
associated_cuisine	Indian
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--{{Infobox prepared food | name = Mirchi Bada | image = Mirchi Bada from Jodhpur 1.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Mirchi Bada | alternate_name = Mirchi bhaje, Mirchi bhajia, Mirapakay bajji | country = India | region = Jodhpur, Rajasthan | creator = | course = Snack | served = Hot or warm | main_ingredient = Green chillies, gram flour, potatoes | variations = | calories = | other = | associated_cuisine = Indian Mirchi Bada or Mirchi Vada is a vegetarian fast food dish native to Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The dish is made by stuffing a green chili with indian spices, mashed potato, and gram flour, then it is wrapped in besan batter and fried until golden brown. It is served hot with tomato sauce or occasionally with mint and tamarind chutney. Banana pepper and Bhavnagri chillies are used to make mirchi bada.

Mirchi Badas are most consumed during the rainy season in India. In the southern part of India, Mirchi Bada is also referred to as Mirchi Bajji, with stuffing variations from place to place.

Preparation

It is prepared by halving a mirchi (banana pepper), filling it with spices, a coating of mashed potatoes, and gram flour. Initially, the green chilli is fried alongside the potatoes and spices, and subsequently, it is deep-fried with a layer of gram flour coating. Then it is served hot with ketchup or chutneys.

Variation

One variation of Mirchi bada is Mirapakay bajji from Telugu states.

References

References

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