shimla mirch besan nu shak is a simple and easy curry recipe made with chickpea flour and capsicum. It requires very less ingredients and is made within minutes. It is tasty and made as a side dish for roti or chapathi, but can also be served as a side dish to rice dal combination. It is perfect for your everyday lunch; do give this one a try!
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shimla mirch besan nu shak | how to make capsicum besan bhaji | shimla mirch besan sabji
Ingredients
- 250 grm or 2 cup chopped capsicum
- ยฝ cup besan - gram flour
- 3 tbsp oil
- Pinch of hing
- ยฝ tsp mustard seeds
- ยฝ tsp cumin seeds
- 3 green chilli slits
- Salt to taste
- ยผ tsp turmeric powder
- ยผ tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ยฝ tsp sugar
- ยฝ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Water to sprinkle
Instructions
- Remove seeds and white part of capsicum and cut into medium size pieces.
- Roast besan on low flame till it is aromatic and slightly changes its color. Keep it aside.
- Now in a pan, add oil, hing, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chilli slits.
- Add chopped capsicum and salt. Mix well and cook on high flame till capsicum become slightly soft.
- Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and sugar. Mix well.
- Add roasted besan gradually and mix well.
- Sprinkle little water and cover and cook it for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add garam masala and mix well.
- Switch off the flame and add lemon juice to sabzi and mix well.
- Serve simla mirch besan sabzi with roti or chapatti.
Notes
- Choose fresh and tender capsicum for sabzi.
- Roasted besan helps to avoid stickiness in sabzi.
- Sprinkle little water in sabzi so besan easily sticks to the capsicum.