Ingredients:

• Apple 1 medium size
• For filling:
• Dates – 75 gm
• Green chilli 1
• dry Mango powder – 1 tbsp
• Chaat Masala – 1 tsp
• pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
• salt to taste
• For batter:
• Besan (chick peas flour) – 1 cup
• cornflour – 1/4 cup
• chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Ajwain (thymol seeds) a big pinch
• baking powder – 1/2 tsp
• oil to deep fry
• salt to taste

Method:

1. Peel and core the apple.
2. Cut into eight slices, length ways.
3. Mince dates and chillies very finely.
4. Mix with rest of the filling ingredients.
5. Slit each slice of apple from one end, along its length, stopping just 1/4 cm away from the other end so that the two halves remain joined at one end.
6. Stuff the filling between these slits of apple slices, carefully.
7. Combine all the ingredients for batter together.
8. Add enough water to form smooth, creamy batter.
9. Heat oil for deep frying.
10. Dip the apple slices in batter, holding the slits together at the open end and drop in hot oil.
11. Fry till they turn golden brown.
12. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot with Chutney or ketchup.