aloo shimla mirch sabzi
In this recipe of aloo shimla mirch sabzi, I have taken green capsicums but you can also take red or yellow capsicums (bell peppers) or a mix of them to get a nice, appealing color. This is a simple and easy recipe but quite delicious.
Recipe of aloo shimla mirch sabzi
2 medium potatoes- peeled and cubed
2 medium shimla mirch (bell pepper/ capsicum) - deseeded and chopped
1 onion- sliced
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp oil
1. Heat oil in a kadhai or a pan. Add cumin seeds and when they change color, add hing. Add onion and sauté till pink.
2. Add potatoes and shimla mirch. Add salt and all the spices except amchoor and garam masala. Mix well and lower the heat. Cook covered till potatoes are tender and all the moisture evaporates. Stir in between.
3. Turn off the heat and add amchoor and garam masala. Mix well. Serve hot with roti (Indian flatbread).
Baked capsicum
I make stuffed capsicums or bharwa shimla mirch both in an oven and a pan. What I find is, It’s more convenient to bake them but they taste great any which way you make them. I have taken green capsicums but if you take red and yellow bell peppers also, the dish will look very colorful indeed.
Recipe of potato stuffed baked capsicums
4-5 capsicums (shimla mirch/ bell peppers)
3 medium potatoes- boiled, peeled and mashed
1 onion- chopped
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)
1/4 tsp garam masala
Oil to grease and spray or a blob of butter
baked bell pepper (green capsicum)
1. Mix all the above ingredients except capsicums and oil. Remove stalk and seeds of capsicums. Cut them into 4 quarters.
2. Stuff the potato mixture in these quarters.
3. Preheat oven to 180 degree c. Grease a baking tray and place capsicum on it. Spray or drizzle some oil or you can spoon some melted butter on them.
4. Bake them for about 35- 40 minutes. Serve hot.
Pan made stuffed capsicums
You can also make them in a pan. For this remove caps of capsicums and discard the seeds and stalk. Heat 2 tsp oil in a non- stick pan and sauté onion. Add potato and rest of the spices and salt including 1/4 tsp turmeric powder. Roast the mashed potatoes. Take the potato mixture out of the pan and let it cool. Stuff this mixture into capsicums. Heat 2 tsp oil in the same pan and place stuffed bell peppers. Lower heat and cover the lid. Cook till capsicums are tender and brownish at places. While cooking rearrange the positions of capsicums in between so that capsicums are roasted from all sides.
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