Shimla Mirch ki Bhurji

About Shimla Mirch ki Bhurji

Ingredients

• Medium green capsicum (hari shimla mirch), finely chopped 1
• Gram flour (besan) 1½ tbsps
• Sunflower oil 1½ tbsps
• Mustard seeds ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds ½ tsp
• Medium onion, finely chopped 1
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder ½ tsp
• Jaggery, grated ½ tbsp
• Medium tomato, finely chopped 1
• Dried mango powder (amchur) ½ tsp
• Asafoetida ¼ tsp

How to Make Shimla Mirch ki Bhurji (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute till they splutter.
2. Add onion and saute till light brown. Add capsicum, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder, mix and saute for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add gram flour and jaggery and mix well. Add tomato and saute till tomato softens.
4. Add dried mango powder and asafoetida, mix well and turn off the heat.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.

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Chef Shantanu Gupte

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps