Potato Bell pepper Peanut Crunch !

A savory vegan dry potato bell pepper dish  stir fried with peanuts and spices!!

Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes- 500g
1 large bell pepper – 150g
Green chili- 8

Spices:

Mustard – 1tsp
Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
Amchur – 1 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste

For special masala:

Raw peanut (shelled) – 75 g
Jeera – 1 tsp
Dhania (coriander seeds) – 2 tsp
Black pepper- 1 tsp

 

Prep:

Boil potatoes till soft, peel and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Cut bell pepper to 1/2 inch pieces and keep separately.

Dry roast peanut till light brown, keep aside. Dry roast jeera(cumin seeds), dhania and black pepper till you smell the flavor ( roast for approx. 3 mins.) when the mixture is cold, grind it. Add the peanuts coarsely.

Cook:

In a pan, add 4 tbsp oil add mustard.

When it spatters add the potatoes, ground masala, turmeric, amchur(dry mango powder) and salt.

Stir and Cover with lid and cook on medium heat.

Check every 2 mins to see it does not burn .

If the potatoes appear dry, sprinkle some water (about 1/4 cup max)

After 5 mins add the bell pepper stir well and cover.

Cook for 10 mins on slow fire. Put off heat.

Bell pepper must be crunchy.

Eat with roti, rice and dal . Also can be used as filler for sandwich.

Enjoy!

1 Comment

  1. I’m so excited for this. I’m new to cooking Indian cuisine but it’s my favorite style of food. The way the recipe is written makes it less intimidating to try.

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