Potato capsicum fry (Aloo Shimla Mirch) is a spicy and flavorful side dish in just 30 minutes. Soft cooked potato with spices and the flavor from bell peppers makes a delicious side dish.
Aloo Shimla Mirch:
Potato capsicum fry is known as aloo . It is a delicious side dish that goes well with roti or any rice varieties. This recipe is similar to the South Indian Style Potato Fry recipe with added bell pepper flavor. Bell peppers are my favorite veggie that I add in many dishes like omelets, sambar, fried rice, and curries. I just love that unique bell pepper flavor.
It is a dry side dish if you would like to make in the gravy consistency, add cumin seeds, chopped onion to the oil and saute until golden brown. Add cubed potatoes then add the spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and little amount of water. Cook until the potatoes roasted slightly. Add diced capsicum, cover and cook until the potatoes become soft. Add lemon juice, garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
Smart Cooking Tips:
- Keep stirring often to avoid the potatoes getting burned and sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- You could use other varieties of bell peppers like red, yellow, orange bell pepper or mixed of all.
- Traditionally, mango powder is added to this recipe. I just added the lemon juice instead of mango powder for the mild tangy taste.
Potato Capsicum Beans Fry:
Potato capsicum beans fry (aloo capsicum beans fry) is similar to the recipe except add the chopped beans with potato and cook together until the potatoes becomes soft. Then add capsicum and cook until the capsicum becomes slightly soft. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
Potato capsicum fry is a spicy and flavorful side dish in just 30 minutes. Soft cooked potato with spices and the flavor from bell peppers makes a delicious side dish.
- 4 no Potatoes Medium Size Cubed
- 1 no Capsicum Diced
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 0.50 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Salt
- 0.50 tbsp Red Chili Powder
- 0.50 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
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In a skillet, heat oil, add cumin seeds, add cubed potatoes and mix well. Roast the potatoes in the oil until the potatoes get slightly roasted (this step is to avoid the potatoes from getting mashed).
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Add red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, and salt. Add diced capsicum, little amount of water, cover and cook until the potatoes become soft.
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Uncover the lid and cook until the potato and capsicum become dry. Add lemon juice and serve.
How to serve potato capsicum fry?
Serve potato capsicum fry as a side with chapati or roti.