Maharashtra

Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi

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Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi is capsicum or green chilly  sauteed in various spices. Served as side dish it is served with dal & rice.

Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi

You all know  how my food recipes involves around chillies and my love for all things spicy. So here is another Maharashtrian dish Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi sometimes also called  as Pickled Capsicum/ chilly.This can be served as a side dish with Dal & Chawal.

Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi

Or simply eaten with Bakhri, Paratha’s & even roti.Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi

If you don’t have capsicum, try out with normal green chilly & the result will be same.

Ingredient
2  -3 small green capsicum or 6 big size green chillies
3 pinches of turmeric
4 pinches of red chilly powder
4 pinches of cumin powder
Salt to taste
1 tbsp of oil
1 lemon juice
Method
  1. Heat oil. Add in capsicum/green chilly.
  2. Stir continously till it changes is color to pale green on a low flame
  3. Pour in all the dry masalas: turmeric, red chilly, salt & cumin powder. Stir a 30 sec till all the dry masalas get covered in the capsicum.
  4. Remove from the flame and in lemon juice.
  5. Serve as an accompaniment with Dal & Rice, or Subzi.

 

Pan Fried Peppers Aka Fodni Mirchi

 

 

Zunka Bhakar/ Besan

~ Huma ~ 17 Comments
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Zunka, or Besan. Different names of the same dish.  Eaten with paratha & three different sides, this rustic dish is delicious and wholesome to eat.
Zunka, or Besan.
After getting married, a newly wed girl has to visit her mother’s place.Called a Pag phera rasm. My journey to my hometown  in Gujarat  from my in laws place  in Maharashtra  is nearly 14 hours by train. We were given a pandora box for our journey. At lunch time I opened the pandora box. One box had Methi Keema & another box has something yellow stuff which had onions, tomato, green chilly, tumeric accompanied with plain paratha’s, onion and green chilly. Methi Keema was understandable but what was the other stuff. I just looked at  K. He said with a smile it is Zunka Bhakar/ Besan My Husband being a greatest food buff  explained to me this dish and the accompaniments.Its is special Marathi dish. Mostly eaten with Jowar Roti  with palm crushed small onions , fried green chilly  & raw mango.  But why was this  given to us for lunch?
Reason, this food can be preserved for 2 days in normal temperature. Another Very good reason. My husband is a complete gaurani ( he tells me gaurani means Complete Desi Indian guy) loves this.