Stuffed Capsicum | Bharwa shimla Mirch
Stuffed Capsicum- Stir Fried Bell peppers stuffed with boiled mashed potatoes and basic spices
Servings: 6
Equipment
- Pan, knife,
Ingredients
- 12 Bell Peppers / Capsicum / Shimla Mirch
- 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
For the stuffing
- 1/2 kg Potatoes / Aloo
- 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- To Taste Salt / Namak
- 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
- 1 tbsp Mango Powder / Amchoor Powder
Instructions
- Peel and mash the boiled potatoes.
- wash and slit the capsicum from one side.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom wide pan and add cumin seeds.
- when cumin start to crackle then add turmeric and then add the boiled mashed potatoes and stir to mix.
- Now add salt, chili powder, coriander powder and mango powder.Mix every ting and saute for 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Let the mixture cool down and come to room temperature.
- Stuff the capsicums with this potato mixture.
- Heat oil in a wide deep pan and add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
- When cumin become golden then add all the stufFed capsicums in tHe pan and cover and cook on medium heat till half done.
- Now cover the side of each capsicum and cover gain and cook for few more minutes till it get done and get nice golden colour on both the sides
- Your stuffed capsicums are ready to serve.
- Enjoy stuffed capsicums with rice ,roti or parathas or serve as starter.
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