Simla mirch bhaaji

I found this recipe on a nice blog called http://veggiecuisine.blogspot.com/
I had an urge to eat a gujju/maharashtrian kind of dish and since I usually have bell peppers (capsicum) at home, this seemed like a good idea. It really tasted yummy and hubby agreed wholeheartedly. The best thing is that it is super easy.

Ingredients

4 medium green bell peppers or 2 large
1/2 cup besan (chickpea flour) - increase the quantity of besan if you like
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp peanut powder (optional) (I roasted the peanuts and then powdered them, not fine like talcum powder but like dosha podi)
1/2 tsp dhania powder
A pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Chopped cilantro for garnish
Oil as needed

Method

1. Wash and chop the bell peppers into square pieces.

2. Pour oil in a pan and season with mustard and asafoetida.
3. Add the bell peppers and turmeric powder sauté until half cooked (I prefer it to be almost completely cooked) on medium flame.
4. Make a dry mixture of besan, red chilli powder, dhania powder, peanut powder and salt and add to the bell peppers.
5. Continue cooking on a medium flame until the mixture turns golden brown and bell peppers are cooked (the way you like them, with a crunch, in between or mushy).
6. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.