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Bharwan Mirch Recipe, How to make Besan Bharwa Mirchi

October 7, 2015 by Gopi Patel 6 Comments

bharwan mirch recipe besan bharwa mirchi

Bharwan Mirch Recipe or Besan Bharwa Mirch Recipe – An easy step by step recipe of green chilies (bhavnagri mirch) stuffed with gram flour/besan filling.

Let me share a simple recipe of stuffed green chilies. This recipe of bharwan mirch is very easy to make. In India we always find different bharwa recipes. Bharwa basically means stuffed in Hindi. So we have bharwa parval, bharwa karela, bharwa bhindi, bharwa mirch etc. We call it “bhareleli mirchi or bharli marchi” in Marathi and “bharela marcha” in Gujarati. The stuffing is made from gram flour/besan usually spiced up with some Indian spices. You can add any ingredient in the stuffing. The combination of hot chilies and mild tangy stuffing is quite flavorful and makes a great side dish.

If you get bored of eating daily meal of dal chawal and roti then do make this side dish once. It really is simple yet add great taste to the meal. Typically we use a type of green chilies called “bhavnagari green chilies” to make this recipe. These kinds of green chilies are thought to have originated from Bhavnagar, Guajarat. They are a little bigger then normal Indian chilies that you get in market and also less spicy compared to small chilies. If you do not get bhavnagri mirch then you can use any other type that is available. Just make sure they are not too spicy. Also the chilies should be fresh and wrinkle free.

besanwali bharwan mirch recipe step by step

Let us check the recipe of bharwa mirchi.

Bharwan Mirch Recipe with Step by step photos

To make this delicious side dish of bharwa mirch. We need to assemble first the filling which is made from besan/gram flour. Then simply stuff the filling in green chilies & shallow fry them. Following are the ingredients required to prepare this recipe.

Related: bharwa karela recipe | bharwa bhindi

Fresh green chili (also known as bhavnagri green chilies), fennel seeds (saunf), gram flour (besan), sugar, salt, lime juice, red chili powder, oil, asafoetida (hing), coriander powder and turmeric powder. The exact quantities of each of these ingredients is given in the recipe box at the end of this recipe.

bharwan mirch recipe ingredients

Let’s begin the recipe by first making the gram flour based stuffing.

1. Bharwan Mirch Recipe – To make the besan stuffing

In a mixing bowl take roasted gram flour/besan. I have dry roasted the besan in a pan. Just make sure it doesn’t burn while dry roasting.

bharwan mirch recipe gram flour besan

Now in the roasted gram flour add all the Indian spices like red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds (saunf), sugar and salt to taste.

bharwan mirch recipe besan with spices

Mix well all the dry ingredients so that it blends well with the roasted besan.

bharwan mirch recipe mix spices besan

Now add enough oil (around 3 tbsp) to the besan and make the pasty stuffing. Do not add water to the stuffing.

bharwan mirch recipe add oil in besan

As in the below picture we can see that all the ingredients are blended well with each other.

bharwan mirch recipe stuffing besan

To give the tangy flavor to the stuffing just add few drops of lime juice. You can also add the amchur powder/dry mango powder instead of lime juice. Our stuffing for green chilies is ready.

bharwan mirch recipe stuff in chilies

The stuffing is ready. Now let’s prepare the green chilies and stuff them with besan stuffing.

2. Bharwan Mirch Recipe – To stuff the green chilies

Wash and whip the green chili with the damp cloth. Then remove top portion of the green chili and give a slit lengthwise from center as such that if you fill the filling should not come out. Remove the seeds if there are any and the green chili is ready to stuff now. One by one stuff the besan filling inside the chilies and keep aside.

bharwan mirch recipe steps to stuff green chiliesThis is how you have to stuff all your green chili.

bharwan mirch recipe stuffed green chilies

Now let us quickly stir fry the stuffed green chilies.

3. Bharwan Mirch Recipe – To stir fry the stuffed green chilies

In a non stick pan add little oil and heat it. Once the oil is hot add pinch of asafoetida (hing).

bharwan mirch recipe frying

Then slowly place all the stuffed green chili into the pan .

bharwan mirch recipe shallow fry

Close the lid and let it cook for about one minute on low flame.

bharwan mirch recipe stuffed green chilies gram

Then turn the green chili on other side so that they are cooked from all sides properly. Stir fry the green chilies for a minute and take them off the gas. Our delicious bharwan mirch or stuffed green chilies are ready. Serve these chilies as side dish in any Indian main course menu.

bharwan mirch recipe shallow fry mirchi

Besanwali Bharwan Mirch Recipe Box

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Bharwan Mirch Recipe
 
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Prep time
12 mins
Cook time
8 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Bharwan Mirch Recipe (Besanwali Bharwa Mirch) - A step by step recipe of bhavnagari mirch stuffed in gram flour/besan based filling. Delicious side dish for an Indian menu.
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Side dish
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Serves: 7 chillies
Ingredients
  • Green chili (bhavnagri mirch): 7 pieces
  • Gram flour (besan) : 1/4 cup roasted
  • Coriander powder (dhaniya): 2 tbsp
  • Red chili powder:1/2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds (saunf) : 1 tbsp
  • Asafoetida (hing): 1/8 tsp
  • Turmeric powder (haldi) : 1/4 tsp
  • Sugar: 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice: 1 tsp
  • Oil: 4 tbsp
  • Salt: 2/3 tsp
Instructions
To prepare besan stuffing
  1. Take the roasted besan or gram flour in a mixing bowl.
  2. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds (saunf), sugar and salt. Mix well all the dry ingredients.
  3. Add a tbsp of oil in dry ingredients and mix well. Squeeze half a lime juice in stuffing and mix well. Our stuffing for bharwa mirch is ready.
To stuff the green chilies
  1. Prepare the bhavnagari green chilies by washing and wiping them first. Remove the top portion of green chili.
  2. Give a slit lengthwise from center as such that if you fill the filling should not come out.
  3. Remove the seeds if there are any and the green chili is ready to stuff now.
  4. One by one stuff the besan filling inside the chilies and keep aside.
To shallow fry the stuffed green chilies
  1. Heat oil in a flat bottom pan/skillet. Once the oil is hot add asafoetida (hing).
  2. One by one place the stuffed green chilies in skillet.
  3. Cover the lid and let green chilies get cooked for 1 min.
  4. Remove the lid and turn the green chilies on other side and let them get cook uniformly.
  5. Our delicious bharwan mirch recipe is ready to serve.
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Other delicious side dishes similar to bharwan mirch

  1. green chilies sambharo
  2. cabbage sambharo
  3. stir fried okra
  4. stir fried carrot

Categories: Curry Recipes, North Indian Cuisine, Rajasthani Cuisine Ingredients: Gram flour (Besan), Green chilies (hari mirch)

Comments

  1. Gauri says

    June 5, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    nice n great recipe

    Reply
    • Gopi Patel says

      June 16, 2016 at 10:31 am

      Thanks Gauri 🙂

      Reply
  2. Aparna dubey says

    August 11, 2016 at 3:33 am

    Nice recipe, I also like your pics… guess wat I have the same dinner ware the red n white one 😁

    Reply
  3. Chatur says

    August 11, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    It was awesome
    I added a bit of stir fried veggies like carrot+ beans+potatoes+sweet corn
    It just tasted great
    Hats off M’@mm!nn

    Reply
  4. anglikhan says

    May 28, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    nice

    Reply
    • Gopi Patel says

      June 6, 2017 at 7:13 am

      Thanks 🙂

      Reply

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