Capsicum Potato curry | Aalu Shimla Mirch Sabzi | Quick Bell Pepper Curry

This is one more curry that I learnt from my MIL. It's quick, it's easy and it's tasty!! I love it as it's quick to make and is healthy..
It gives such a relief on a busy day when you can just throw in the ingredients in the pan and go about doing your job, while this tasty curry gets cooked in jiffy!! It is vegan and paleo!! With Raita and rotis it makes for a filling meal and of course it's healthy. It can also be used as stuffing in sandwiches!! Yumm...

Capsicum Potato Curry | Alu Shimla Mirch | Quick Capsicum Curry

Capsicum Potato Curry | Alu Simla Mirch | Quick Capsicum Curry

Ingredients:

1 big Capsicum (Bell Pepper/ Shimla Mircha) - cubed

1 big Potato - cubed

1 medium sized tomato -cubed

1 Onion - cut in long slices

1 Tablespoon oil

pinch of jeera (Cumin seeds)

salt to taste

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/5 teaspoon dhania jeera powder (Cumin Corriander seeds powder)

1/4 teaspoon red chili powder (you can adjust this according to your taste)

Method:

1) In a thick bottomed kadai/ wok (or in a non stick pan) take oil and heat it. Add jeera (cumin seeds). Once the jeera turnes brown, add onions and saute.

2) Once the onions turn translucent add capsicum (Shimla mirch / bell pepper) and saute for 2 minutes.

3) Now add potatoes, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, dhania jeera powder ( cumin corriander seeds powder) and mix well.

4) Cover and let it cook till potatoes become tender. Keep stirring between to ensure that the curry is not sticking to the bottom of the pan. If curry starts sticking then reduce the gas flame and put a tawa (skillet/griddle) under the kadai/ wok.

5) Once potatoes get cooked, add tomatoes to the curry and mix well.

6) cover and cook for 4-5 minutes and your curry is ready...

Capsicum Potato curry | Aalu Shimla Mirch Sabzi | Quick Bell Pepper Curry

Capsicum Potato curry | Aalu Shimla Mirch Sabzi | Quick Bell Pepper Curry

Capsicum Potato curry | Aalu Shimla Mirch Sabzi | Quick Bell Pepper Curry

+techie ZM 

Gaajar no Sambharo | Carrots Stir Fry Gujarati Style

This quick, yummy and healthy stir fry comes in handy on the days when you are hard pressed for time yet want to eat something healthy.
Have with roti and curd and you have a healthy meal ready in jiffy!! Though at my place it was treated more like a salad than a curry. But now a days I don't mind having it is on my mains..
Make some before those delicious carrots disappear...

Gajar no Sambharo | Quick Carrots Stir fry

Gajar no Sambharo | Quick Carrots Stir fry

Gajar no Sambharo | Quick Carrots Stir fry

Ingredients:

5 Carrots peeled and grated
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon oil for tadka
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 green chili, slit
pinch of asafoetida (hing)
Juice of 1/2 a lemon (Optional)

Method:
1) Heat oil on medium flame in a pan.
2) Add mustard seeds to it. Let them crackle.
3) Once they crackle add asafoetida and green chili to it.
4) Let the chili fry properly and then add the grated carrot.
5) Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.
6) Cook on high flame for 4-5 minutes. Keep stirring continuously.

And your gajar no sambharo is ready!! Squeeze half a lomon in it if you wish, mix well and eat!!

Gajar no Sambharo | Quick Carrots Stir fry

Gajar no Sambharo | Quick Carrots Stir fry

+techie ZM