Bharwa Shimla Mirch
Bharwa Shimla Mirch is prepared with green capsicum stuffed with potato filling and cooked till tender. Stuffed capsicum makes for a great snack or a side dish along with roti or paratha.
Ingredients
Stuffing
- Boiled Potatoes - 3 Nos.
- Salt to taste
- Black Salt to taste
- Finely Chopped Onion - 1 Medium
- Coriander & Green Chilli
- Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1 Tsp
- Amchur Powder - 1 Tsp
Other Ingredients –
- Capsicum - 5 Nos.
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Dash of water
Instructions
Stuffing Preparation –
- In a mixing bowl add peeled potatoes. Grate or mash potatoes.
- Add finely chopped onion, green chilli, coriander, salt, black salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and amchur powder.
- Mix everything well. Stuffing is ready, set aside.
Stuff the Capsicum with Masala-
- Cut the capsicum into two halves. Deseed and remove the excess white part.
- Fill the stuffing generously.
Cook Stuffed Capsicum –
- Heat oil in a broad pan. Arrange capsicum evenly.
- Cover and cook for 3-4 mins. on a low flame.
- Uncover and brush oil over the potato stuffing.
- Flip and cook on a low flame till potatoes develop a crisp crust. Do not flip a lot.
- Flip once again, add a dash of water, cover and cook till capsicum is done.
- Serve as a snack or side dish along with roti or paratha.
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Notes
• Cooks best in a broad pan. Covering the lid makes cooking faster.
• Adjust spices as per taste.
• Do not overcook the capsicum.
• Make sure the boiled potatoes aren’t mushy.
• Adding fresh herbs to the stuffing adds a lot of flavours.
• Adjust spices as per taste.
• Do not overcook the capsicum.
• Make sure the boiled potatoes aren’t mushy.
• Adding fresh herbs to the stuffing adds a lot of flavours.