Mirchi Ka Pakora

From the Weekend magazine, Anjali Vellody's column.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1  cup green chili
•  salt
•  a little lime juice
• 2  cups gram flour
• 1  teaspoon mango powder (amchur)
•  oil, to deep fry
•  water, for binding the pakora mixture together

Directions

1. Cut a small slit in each green chilli.
2. Smear with salt and lime juice.
3. Combine gramflour, mango powder, salt and water (as required) in a bowl.
4. Mix well.
5. Heat oil in a wok.
6. Dip green chillies into the above prepared batter.
7. Deep fry in hot oil.
8. Drain on clean kitchen paper napkins/towels.
9. Serve hot with chutney or Tomato ketchup.