Capsicum Palya - Cooking With Sapana

For the second day of BM#42 under Low Carb Meals I made quick and easy stir fry capsicum in South Indian style from here. It can be served with roti and rice or as it is also. It is very delicious and healthy sir fry. When I was reading about low carb diets I found this link where a south indian lady was advised by doctor to avoid carbohydrates in her diet . She then moved on her diet onto Koshimbir , Palya , Huli , Saaru and Gugri etc.She was putting more vegetables and pulses in her curries and eats larger amounts of curries. She said she was not eating much curries when she was eating rice because rice would eat up most of her appetite.She is now eating vegetables , legumes , curries and lots of yoghurt and lost 14 kg in one year. Read more about her in this article A South Indian Vegetarian goes on a low carb diet.

So let’s start the recipe . Yum

Ingredients:
2 Medium sized capsicum

For spice powder:
1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
2 teaspoon Coriander seeds
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 Cinnamon
4 Cloves
3-4 Dry red chillies
1/4 cup Desiccated coconut
1 tablespoon Chana dal
2 teaspoon Urad dal
A pinch of Asefetida
1 teaspoon oil

For tempering:
2 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Urad dal
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Amchur powder
Salt to taste

Method:
Wash and Cut the capsicum into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and dry roast all the spices for the powder.Cool and grind the spices in food grinder . Set the spice powder aside.

Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add urad dal , mustard seeds , in it. Stir and add turmeric powder , Amchur powder and salt .
Add capsicum and cook for 5-7 minutes.Now add the spice powder and mix well till everything is combined.

Cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and serve hot with chapati or rice. Or else serve it as it is.