Shimla Mirch Bharwan

Shimla Mirch Bharwan

If there is any stuffed vegetable with dal roti then the enjoy of eating food is doubled.  I have explained the recipe of bharwan vegetables like Bharwan baigan,Bharwan tinda, Bharwan karela, now I am telling you the next vegetable in the category of bharwan vegetables and that is shimla mirch.  Bharwan shimla mirch is very popular in Punjab . Potato and onion is used in shimla mirch filling.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time :      30 minutes

Total time:            40 minutes

Type:                     side-dish

Cuisine:                Indian (Punjabi)

Servings:              2 people

INGREDIENTS:

• 250 gram      shimla mirch (capsicum)

• 2-potato (boiled)

• 1/4 cup          cottage cheese (optional)

• 2                    onion (finely chopped)

• 4 tsp              oil

• 1/2 tsp           ginger garlic paste

• 1 tsp              red chili powder

• 1 tsp              dry coriander powder

• 1/2 tsp           cumin powder

• 1/2 tsp           turmeric powder

• 1/2 tsp           dry mango powder (aamchur powder)

• 1/2 tsp           garam masala

• salt according to taste

Method:

• Peel the boiled potatoes and mash it.

• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add ginger garlic paste in it .

• Cook it for 2 seconds and put onion in it.

• Cook the onion till it becomes translucent.

• When onion is frying, put mash potatoes and crumbled cheese in it.

• Put salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder ,coriander powder and cumin powder.

• Mix it properly and cook the mixture for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.

• Put garam masala and dry mango powder to it.

• Take out the mixture from the pan and let it cool in the plate,

• Cut the top of the shimla mirch and remove its seeds from inside,

• When the mixture cool down, fill the mixture in shimla mirch with the help of spoon.

• Heat 3 tsp oil in non-stick pan on the low medium flame.

• Put the shimla mirch in the pan one by one.

• Cover the pan with lid.

• Cook the shimla mirch thoroughly

• It will take 15 to 20 minutes for the shimla mirch to cook all sides.

• When the shimla mirch   turns golden and shrinks in size,it will be understood that it has cooked well.

• Switch off the flame, bharwan shimla mirch is ready to serve.

• You can enjoy it as side-dish in your lunch or dinner.