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Capsicum curry - shimla mirch ki subji.

Capsicum carry lots of vitamins .We must include this veggie in our food selection .I am a big fan of this green veggie but earlier not able to make curry of it ,was only using it with fried rice , noodles .When my sister made aloo capsicum masala i was not even eager to taste it as i never thought capsicum veggie will taste this much fantastic when we make curry of it.But when my sister insisted to give it a try and after tasting became a huge fan of capsicum curry and capsicum masala.I prepared spicy capsicum fry , capsicum fry and shared it in the same blog but the dish I am sharing today is extra ordinary .The gravy goes very well with different types of Indian rice and Indian breads like naan , roti .



Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time : 40 to 50 minutes
Serves - 5 to 6

Ingredients:
Peanut - 1/4 cup
dry coconut flakes - 1/4 cup
sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
coriander seeds - 1/2 tbsp
dry red chili -2
2 medium sized onions  chopped
tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
2 to 3 big sized green capsicum
oil - 2 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
tomato puree- 1/2 cup
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
salt to taste
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
kalonji - 1/4 tsp
dry red chili - 2 to 3
curry leaves - 10 to 12
garam masala- 1/2 tsp
water as required

Method of Preparations:
1.Dry roast peanut , coconut  , sesame seeds , corainder seeds and dry red chili.
2.Let it cool and grind it to a smooth masala powder.
3.Wash capsicum and cut into small cubes .
4.Heat 1tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry green capsicum cubes  for 4-5 minutes.
5.Remove fried capsicum from the pan and heat 1 tbsp oil in the same pan.
6.Add mustard seeds , curry leaves ,cumin seeds , kalonji and fry for 2 minutes.
7.Add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes.
8.Add peanut , coconut masala , add turmeric powder , red chili powder ,salt to taste and mix well.
9.Add tomato puree, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes or till the oil separates from masala.
10.Add tamarind paste, 1 cup water , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
11.Add fried capsicum and cook for 10 to 15 minutes more.
12.Add garam masala and mix well.
13.Serve hot with biryani , plain rice or paranthas.




Spicy capsicum fry.

Earlier i was having a misconception that capsicum never tastes when it is deeply fried but after tasting some mouth watering recipes like mirch ka salan , bharwan shimla mirch , came into the actual conclusion that capsicum tastes the best when deep fried.One day while wondering in internet for some capsicum recipes came to know after some capsicum fry recipe.I tried and it was loved by my family.So this time tried to make by changing some spices and giving some different twist to it .So lets make it the way I make it.


Preparation Time :10 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Total Time : 30 minutes
Serves - 4

Ingredients:
Capsicum - 4 medium size
Onion - 1 medium size
Red chili - 4
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
curry leaves - 10-12
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
sambar powder - 1 tbsp
peanut - 1/4 cup
salt to taste
oil - 1 tbsp
honey - 1 tsp
lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:
1.Cut capsicum into small cubes and chop onion.
2.Heat oil in a pan ,add red chili , mustard seeds and curry leaves.Fry for 2 minutes.
3.Add onions and fry for another 2 minutes.
4.Add capsicum and mix well ,add salt to taste , turmeric powder , red chili powder and sambar powder.Fry for 10 minutes in low flames or till the capsicum gets tender by placing the lid over it .
5.In the mean time coarsely grind the peanut.
6.Remove the lid from pan and add peanut mixture and mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.
7.Add lemon juice and honey and mix well and remove from heat.
8.Spicy capsicum fry is ready to serve ,serve hot with roti or naan.