Sep 25, 2012

Jalapeno poppers

We had these poppers at the dinner to celebrate hubby's birthday, and to my surprise, both kids loved them, despite my repeatedly warning them they were "mirchi" and therefore "teekha". I went through a bunch of recipes for poppers, and ultimately managed to recreate something similar to the stuff we had.




 

250 gms jalapenos
Cheddar cheese - you need to grate as much as you think you will need
2-3 tablespoons of hung curd (curd hung so all the water drains out)
Cornflour & maida- equal parts, amount by approximation
Milk
Salt
Pepper

Wash jalapenos, slit lenghwise and remove seeds (I removed the stalk too)
Mix grated Cheddar cheese with hung curd, and stuff the jalapenos.
In a separate dish, make a batter with cornflour and maida and milk. The batter should be the same consistency as pakoda batter. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Dip jalapenos in the batter, and deep fry. I wanted to be too smart and tried to shallow fry- bad idea, because the coating didn't hold well.
When golden brown, take off the oil, drain on kitchen tissues, and serve hot.

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