Hot and Spicy Green Chillies - Chillies stuffed with Spicy Coconut and Peanut Mixture.

Long Green chillies made super delicious by stuffing coconut, peanut and other spice mixture. This can be a tasty starter and also can be served as a side dish with dal rice. I have used mild variety chillies and added pepper powder and red chilli powder to make it hot and spicy. You can adjust the amount of chilli and pepper powder according to your taste.

Ingredients

Large green chillies : 6

Dry / desiccated coconut: 5 tbsp

Roasted ground nut: 2-3 tbsp

White Sesame seeds: 1 tsp

Garlic: 3 big cloves

Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp

Black pepper powder : 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder: 1 tsp

Dry mango powder: 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves : 1 tbsp

Oil : 1+2 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add coconut and roast it. When the coconut is warm add coarsely crushed ground nuts and sauté for a minute.

2. Add finely chopped garlic and white sesame seeds and saute until the mixture is aromatic.

3. Next add in black pepper powder, red chilli powder, Cumin powder, dry mango powder and salt and give a quick stir.

4. Turn off the flame and mix in chopped fresh coriander leaves and the stuffing for the chillies is ready.

5. Make a vertical slit on the chilli, be careful not to break it. and remove the seeds with the help of a spoon. (You can skip this if you like more spice)

6. Stuff the coconut peanut mixture into all the chillies carefully.

7. Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a pan and arrange the chillies in a line so that all the chillies are touching the pan. Leave it for a minute on medium flame and flip the chillies and fry on all sides. Do not over cook as the chillies will turn soggy.

8. Remove on a paper towel and serve hot as a starter or a side dish with rice curry.