Aloo Simla Mirchi
Subji
Aloo Simla Mirchi Subji is one easy stir fry recipe to make.
It tastes good too. Capsicums are generally stuffed with boiled potato
stuffing. My mother stuffed capsicums with mutton kheema. Capsicums are healthy
and nutritious too. I use Kanda Lasun(Onion Garlic) Masala for majority of my
recipes. Kanda Lasun Masala is an essential ingredient of Maharashtrian cuisine.
It is a dry masala with red chilly powder plus spices(garam masala) along with onion and
garlic. So also, groundnuts, you will see many vegetables having groundnuts in
them in various forms. Here, I am using roasted groundnut powder.If Kanda Lasun Masala is not available, use red chilly
powder plus garam masala instead.
Ingredients
Green Capsicums (Simla Mirchi) – 3 nos(medium sized)
Potato – 1 no (large)
Oil – 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Kanda Lasun Masala/Red Chilly Powder – ½ teaspoon
Mustard Seeds – ½ teaspoon
Roasted groundnut powder – 3/4th cup
Salt – As per taste
Water – 2-3 tablespoons
Method
Peel potatoes and cut them into small cubes, wash capsicum
and cut these also finely. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once the
mustard seeds splutter, add potato pieces and stir well for a minute, lower the
heat and let the potato cook for about 2 minutes. Keep stirring continuously,
then, add capsicum, turmeric and salt. If you feel water is required only then
add just a little, otherwise the vegetables will cook even without water. After
cooking for about 3-4 minutes, add kanda lasun masala, groundnut powder and
stir well. Groundnut powder burns at the base of the pan, so constant stirring
is a must. Aloo Simla Mirchi Subji is ready to be served.
Note
You may add half onion and 5-6 crushed garlic cloves along
with potato. This will help to give the taste of kanda lasun masala.
Kanda Lasun Masala - it is like Kolhapuri kala masala, a mix of red chilly powder+garam masala+ onion+garlic. You get Pravin Company kanda lasun masala, also Ambari Chhaap. I use Pravin Kanda Lasun Masala.
2 comments:
Nice .... I think groundnut powder and onion seeds give it that subtle marathi flavor :)
Garry
Thanks Garry, hope you tried it and enjoyed :-) Sangita
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