Besan wali Shimla mirch Aloo
 
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Besan wali Shimla mirch - Aloo Sabji is a dry sabzi from Maharashtrian Cuisine. It is a good tiffin box option as it takes few minutes to prepare it
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Recipe type: Side dish, Lunch/Tiffin box
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 big capsicum cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 small potato cut into thin cubes
  • 1 medium sized onion, chopped
  • 4 tbsp gram flour(besan)
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp red chilly powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp sugar(optional)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Dry roast gram flour/besan in a non stick pan with ¼ tsp asafoetida on a low flame stirring continuously.
  2. When it starts changing the colour to light brownish and nice aroma comes, remove from fire. Take out in a plate.
  3. Heat oil in another non stick pan.
  4. Add cumin seeds.
  5. Once it splutters add chopped onions and potato.
  6. Saute it on slow flame first and then cover and cook for few minutes till potato softens.
  7. Now add chopped capsicum, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
  8. Cook on a low flame. If required add few drops of water.
  9. Once capsicum softnes a bit spread gram flour over it and cover and cook for few more minutes.
  10. Next add sugar and lemon juice, mix nicely and cover again.
  11. Cook for 5 minutes stirring in between otherwise gram flour will stick at the bottom.
  12. The delicious sabzi is ready. Serve hot with any gravy sabzi and chapati.
Recipe by Yummy tales of tummy at https://yummytalesoftummy.com/besan-wali-shimla-mirch-aloo/