Bharleli Mirchi or (Aloo Bharwan Mirch) - Potato stuffed Anaheim Peppers

If you love spicy food like me, you will love this dish as much as I do. Actually, the Anaheim peppers you get here are not all that spicy, they just lend a mildly spicy and peppery flavor that goes really well with the potato stuffing. This is also a great party dish if you want to make something exotic.

Ingredients: Anaheim Peppers - 5-6 (any other large variety will do as well), Potato - 4-5 - boiled, turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp, ginger-garlic paste, Coriander powder - 1 tsp, Cumin Powder - 1 tsp, Mango powder - 1/2 tsp, Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp, Mustard seeds - 1 tsp, Asofoetida - 1/4 tsp, Ginger/garlic coarse paste - 1 tsp, garam masala - 1 tsp, Salt - as per taste, Cilantro - 2 tbsp finely chopped, Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure: For Stuffing: Boil and peel potatoes and mash them finely. Take oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add asofoetida, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, mango powder and mashed potatoes, Add garam masala, mix well and add salt.Stuffing is ready.

Stuffing the chillies: Slit the Anaheim peppers only on the top half of the pepper, so that it forms a pocket for stuffing. Stuff the filling into it with so that it fills the pepper entirely. Press down it gently to make sure that it is not loose.

Cooking the stuffed peppers: Take oil in a shallow pan and add the stuffed peppers one by one. Cover the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Flip the mirch/chilli peppers over and cook till they are a little brown and done on all sides. Garnish with cilantro.

Delicious Bharleli Mirchi/Bharwan mirch or Potato stuffed Anaheim peppers are ready. Enjoy your spicy creation!!

Till my next post, take care everyone!!