Today I am having a very delicious yet so easy to prepare side dish. Some times we don't have much options to try but potato is one veggie, you can have for your rescue anytime. And best thing is, nearly everyone love to relish on this king of veggies. Potato have a unique quality to get merge with any other veggie without complain☺️. And it's this quality makes is most eligible for every mix and match. As today, I was not having much options in my hand so thought to give capsicum and potato a chance . And luckily they made their marriage a huge successful one😁. Everyone loved this combo. Super easy and delicious side dish got ready in minutes and got finished even much faster. You can prepare it for your lunch box too, just awesome with poori/paratha/naan or pulao.
Stepwise recipe is given below, hope you all will love this combo, too. Do try and let me know how's it turned out for you☺️
SEMI DRY POTATO CAPSICUM FRY
Serves: 3-4
Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
3 -4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 medium onions, cubed
1 1/2 cup colored capsicum, cubed
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2-3 green chilies, slitted
2 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp asafetida ( heeng)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
1 tsp chicken/ curry masala powder
1 tsp kasoori methi, crushed between palms
Salt to taste
Oil
Method:
Heat some oil in a wok, add asafetida , cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let cumin crackle, add sliced onions and green chilies. Saute till golden, now add ginger garlic paste and Saute for a minute.
Now add cubed potatoes and onions, fry for 3-4 mins and cover to cook till potatoes are half done.
Now add all dry masala powders , some salt and Saute for a minute or till spices get nice aromatic and fried. Fry on minimum flame to avoid burning it.
Now add chopped tomatoes and capsicum, mix well and cover to cook till tomatoes get nicely cooked and mushy.
Check for doneness of potatoes, if not done then cover again till potatoes also get tender. Now adjust salt and add kasoori methi. Mix well and switch off the flame.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with paratha/ poori/naan or pulao.
Your super simple yet tempting semi dry side dish is ready to please everyone.
You can prepare it as one of your side dish in your home parties also or pack with poori/paratha in kids tiffin or in your lunch box.
* You can add little water before adding kasoori methi and simmer for 2 mins , if feel your veggies are too dry.
Hope you all will definitely try this simple yet delicious kids friendly recipe and don't forget to share your feedback with me. Please pour your comments and suggestions in comments box below, they meant a lot.
Happy cooking....
