MY FIRST ENTRY - ALOO CAPSICUM

FIRST STEP IS REALLY HARD!!!!

Can I, Cant’ I, Should I, Shouldn’t I…After a long thought, I am landing my first step into the cooking blogosphere because it needs some determination and regularity in posting the stuffs. I am interested in viewing other cook blogs but never thought of posting my own stuffs but after seeing people running for marathon races here in midst of their busy schedules, I too got interested to run along with them. Here’s my first entry. Hope I will improve the presentation and photography skills in the forthcoming stuffs.

INGREDIENTS:

Potato – 1 big size

Capscium – One big size

Tomato – 2 medium size

Onion – One medium size

Cumin seeds – 1 tbp

Garam Masala – 1 tbp

Coriander powder – 1 tbp

Cumin powder – 1 tbp

Red Chilly Powder – 1-2 tbp

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tbp

Curry Leaves – few

Oil – 2 tbp

Salt – as required

TO GRIND:

Garlic – 4 cloves

Ginger – ½ inch piece

Tomato – 1 small size
Onion – 1 small size

Sauf – 1 small teaspoon

METHOD:

· Cut the capsicum, onion, and potato into thin long even strips and chop the tomato into small pieces.

· Grind all the above said items.

· Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When the seeds splutter, add curry leaves. Add onion and fry until golden brown. Then, add the chopped tomatoes. Now, add the chopped capsicum and the necessary salt.

· When the capsicum is half cooked, add the cumin seed powder, coriander powder, and garam masala powder one by one. Add little water if necessary and keep it in low flame for 5-7 minutes.

· Meanwhile, deep fry the potatoes with some little oil in another pan and keep it aside.

· Once the capsicum is cooked, add the deep fried potatoes and serve hot with roti/rice