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Jeera Alu Shimla Mirch (Cumin flavored potatoes and peppers) – quick and easy all-time favourite

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Lofty mountains, picturesque valleys, swirling mists, chilly breezes, and tummies grumbling for food – this is how I remember one nostalgic afternoon in Kodaikanal, one of the popular hill stations in Southern India. The resort had a restaurant perched on a hilltop with glass all around where you could see the valley view all around you. The food was piping hot – simple roti and Alu Subji, but with a slightly different recipe than the usual thing we ate at home.
The aroma of that dish has stayed with me along with happy memories of a great vacation. As young as I was that time, I did not waste any time recreating the simple comforting dish the moment I got home.
Fast forwarding to the present day, Alu Shimla Mirch has always been a very popular dish in our home, and the goto dish when any last minute guests turned up. The flavor of the green pepper or capsicum elevates the everyday potato to a different level, and a strong dose of cumin with a secret spice further makes this taste exotic.
This vegetable dish is ready in a jiffy, since in a typical Indian home, the potatoes are boiled in a pressure cooker along with the usual rice and daal. The green peppers are coarsely chopped meanwhile and then they are stir fried together with the spices. In the wintertime, we sometimes get small green peppers, and my mother makes a further variation where she stuffs the boiled mashed potatoes into the peppers and then sautes them in a pan. This changes the presentation but the taste is the same as the following recipe.

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This is a simple and easy family favorite that is liked by young and old alike. I hope you try this simple recipe and let me know what you think.

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