Aloo Shimla Mirch

 

Capsicum vegetable

Would you learn to make Shimla Mirch from someone who lives in Ireland? Not likely, right? Thank goodness I found out that later - after I had made my capsicum vegetable.

Well, the back story. This vegetable came out very well. So I decided to blog it.  I had tried my hand at the  aloos, the cauliflower and the brinjal (smoked 😡), during the vacation. I wanted to push the envelope. Capsicums were the only sabzi left in the fridge on that last day of the month. Why not give it a try?

The website cookingwithsapana seemed friendly enough to venture to surf the recipe on the website. I know that the luscious images of the dishes on the net only remain sapnas (dreams) in my book, but what the heck. 

Cut to the chase. I've been to Shimla. When I cook a dish from a place I travel to that place in my mind. I figured that if a vegetable is identified - at least in Delhi  - as Shimla mirch, Shimla had proprietary rights over the capsicum (green). For some reason capsicums are also called Bell Peppers. 😐

INGREDIENTS

Capsicums 3 - cubed, seeds removed

Potatoes 2 - cubed

Tomatoes 2 - chopped

Chilly - 2

A teaspoon each of

Ginger grated

Garlic minced

Cumin seeds (Jeera)

Tumeric

Coriander powder

Chilly powder

Salt

Olive oil 

Garnishing

Garam masala

Coriander leaves, fresh, chopped

METHOD

Saute the potatoes till brown.

Add ginger garlic and masalas

Add tomatoes and green chilly

Add capsicums, Stir till tender.

Add potatoes. Mix.

Add garnishing

Tip

I used boiled potatoes and added a dash of sugar.

Taste

It came out very well. All enjoyed and I felt really good to see the family relishing it. I even took it for tiffin to work. 

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Pic of capsicum vegetable made by me on 31 August 2021. 😊 Recipe courtesy Sapana Behl @ cookingwithsapna.com  https://cookingwithsapana.com/capsicum-potato-stir-fry/