Simla mirchi / bhopli mirchi chi peeth perun bhaaji (bell peppers subzi) 4 medium sized green bell

peppers / capsicums, (or take 2 bigger ones) 3/4 cup chick pea flour / gram flour (besan) 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp turmeric powder salt sugar (optional) to taste cilantro/coriander leaves 1/2 tsp asafoetida 2 tsp mustard seeds 2 tbsp oil Preparation In a pan add oil and mustard seeds to splutter. Also add asafoetida and bell pep pers. Saute well so that the moisture in the peppers evaporate. Now add gram flo ur and cook for sometime. don't add salt. If you do so, the water content in the peppers make the flour sloppy. bell peppers need not cook for long. once the fl our gets crispy, add salt, sugar, turmeric and cilantro. Mix well and remove fro m flame. Its that simple.