Capsicum Besan Fry Recipe

Capsicum stir fried in basic Indian spices along with besan (gram flour), a simple, tasty dish served with rice and flat breads.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian Cuisine

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings

Calories 124kcal

500 grams Bell Peppers, diced 2 medium - large peppers and about 3 cups when diced
2 tablespoon Oil
⅓ cup Onion chopped ½ small onion
6 Curry Leaves
2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic paste
2 teaspoons Coriander Powder
2 teaspoons Chili Powder adjust to taste, it is spicy hot.
¼ teaspoons Turmeric Powder
1 ¼ teaspoons Salt adjust to taste
¼ cup Gram Flour or Besan
½ teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
Cilantro to garnish

Heat oil in pan, add onion, curry leaves and sauté for a minute or two.
2 tablespoon Oil, ⅓ cup Onion chopped, 6 Curry Leaves
Add ginger garlic paste and continue to sauté for another minute or until raw smell of ginger disappears.
2 teaspoons Ginger Garlic paste
Add coriander powder, chili powder, salt, turmeric and mix well.
2 teaspoons Coriander Powder, 2 teaspoons Chili Powder, ¼ teaspoons Turmeric Powder, 1 ¼ teaspoons Salt
Then add bell peppers and mix well until spices coat bell pepper pieces.
500 grams Bell Peppers, diced
Cover and cook on medium high flame for 3-5 minutes until bell peppers are almost cooked and see some blisters on the skin of the bell peppers. Check in between to make sure the vegetable doesn’t burn and reduce the flame if necessary.
Reduce the heat to medium, sprinkle gram flour and mix well so that the gram flour doesn’t from lumps.
¼ cup Gram Flour or Besan
Continue to stir and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the gram flour is cooked and turns golden brown in color.
Sprinkle cumin powder, mix well and taste the curry. Adjust salt and chili powder to taste. Cook for another minute are two and turn off the heat.
½ teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or roties.
Cilantro to garnish

Bell Peppers - do not over cook peppers in step 5 as we will be frying the sabji even after adding besan.
Gram Flour - you can increase or decrease the quantity of gram flour to your liking. Some people prefer more gram flour. In which case, you may have to add more oil.
Oil - If you increase the quantity if gram flour, adjust oil according. Gram flour absorbs oil and if you use less, oil, gram flour will be powdery and will not be like crumble.
Nutrition - Values mentioned are approximate values.