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Kathiyawadi style varadiya marcha | how to make bharwa mirch | besan stuffed bharwa mirch

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course pickle
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
 

  • 8-10 green chilli
  • Salted water
  • 6 tbsp oil
  • 1 cup gram flour - besan
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 3 tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp of hing
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • Water to sprinkle

Instructions

  • Firstly, make a slit on 8-10 green chili and remove veins and seeds of chilies.
  • Then in a bowl, take 2 cups hot water and add salt to it. Dip all chilies in it for 10-15 minutes.
  • In a pan, add 2 tbsp oil and 1 cup of gram flour in it. Roast till gram flour changes its color and turns aromatic.
  • Take roasted gram flour into a bowl and then add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 3 tsp coriander powder, a pinch of asafetida, ½ tsp garam masala, 3 tsp sugar, 4 tsp lemon juice, salt to taste, and ½ tsp kashmiri red chili powder. Mix well. Then add oil and with your fingertip mix oil with gram flour.
  • Take out green chili from hot water and dry it. Then stuff masala into slits of chilies.
  • Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add 1 tsp mustard seed, 1 tsp cumin seed, and a pinch of hing.
  • Add stuffed chilies and sprinkle some water on them. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • When chilies are adequately cooked, then add ¼ cup gram flour masala and cook for another 1 minute.
  • Serve tasty bharela marcha with roti or dal.

Notes

  • Dip silted chili into hot salted water to decrease its spiciness.
  • Roast gram flour till it changes color.
  • The shelf life of masala is 8-10 days in the refrigerator.