🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bharwa Shimla Mirch

Name: Bharwa Shimla Mirch
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 1 Lemon; 1/4 cup Cashews; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder

🇮🇳 Indian

Bell peppers stuffed with spiced potato and cashew, roasted till blistered. A one-pan weeknight sabzi that asks for little and gives a lot. Pile beside phulka and a bowl of cooled yogurt.

Prep 14 min Cook 19 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Coriander Powder1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Potato3 medium, cubed
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Lemon1
Cashews1/4 cup
Red Chili Powder1 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Pat the bell pepper dry and chop it into similar-sized chunks — dry surfaces brown better.
2
Soften the onions in oil over a medium flame with a little salt until translucent and sweet.
3
Add ginger garlic paste, cook out the raw smell, then bloom the turmeric, chili and coriander in the oil.
4
Turn the bell pepper through the masala with the potato, clamp on a lid and let the steam work — check after 10 minutes.
5
Kill the heat, stir through the cilantro and the cashews, and rest five minutes before serving.

Chef's tip

Cover and cook on low — high heat toughens vegetables before they soften.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Stuffed Capsicum Recipe | भरवां शिमला मिर्च | Bharwan Shimla Mirch recipe · on YouTube