Capsicum Peeth Perun Bhaji - a quick and tasty variety for dinner !

Capsicum Peeth Perun Bhaji - capsicum plus besan cooked together to make a quick sabzi !


Quantity - 2 people for dinner


Ingredients-

Green Capsicum (Green Pepper) - 4 medium
Besan flour - 1 cup 
Garlic - 3/4 pods finely grated/chopped
Red Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Haldi- 1/2 tsp
Hing - to temper
Salt - as per tate
Peanut oil - for cooking
Homemade ghee - 1 tsp 


Procedure:

1. In a kadai , first roast the besan nicely till the raw taste goes away . Roast on low to medium flame so that it is nicely toasted . Keep stirring and ensure it does not become brown . This will take total 5/6 mins. Keep aside the roasted besan.
2. Now in the same kadai ,heat oil for cooking . While the oil is getting hot , vertically chop all the capsicums and remove all the seeds. You can also chop into small cubes - I do both varieties .
3. Once the oil is hot , put tadka items - mustard seeds , cumin seeds , haldi , hing and add the finely chopped garlic . Fry till the smell of garlic goes away .
4.  Next , add the chopped capsicum and stir everything well . Also add the dry spices - red chilli powder, coriander powder and little salt as per taste . Mix everything well and continue to cook it . Do not cover the kadai with lid any time during cooking - this will make capsicum leave lot of water and also soggy . We want to have a crispy bhaji .
5. Cook for atleast 8-10 mins till all the capsicum looks almost done/cooked . 
6. Now , add the toasted besan and remaining salt as required . Mix well and start stirring continuously . This is important step to ensure we get a crispy and well cooked besan coasted capsicum . 
7. Continuously stir so that the besan is cooked in the process. Add 1 tsp of ghee to give extra shine and enhance the cooking . Usually it takes around 7/8 mins to cook besan well  . On tasting , there should be no raw smell/taste of besan . 

Serve hot with Poli or Phulka and ghee :)

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