Simla Mirchiche Panchamrut / Capsicum Panchamrut / Kudamilagai gothsu

Hi
Posting a recipe of Capsicum panchamrut which can be served as a side dish along with rotis.Capsicum is known as kudamilagai in tamil.
This recipe is slightly modified version of Panchamrut which are served in Maharashtrian weddings.
Please jot down the recipe and start preparing.

Simla mirchiche Panchamrut

Ingredients

Chopped capsicum(medium sized pieces) - 3 cups

Whole dry red chillies -2

Green chillies(chopped medium size) - 3

Tamarind - one small supari size(can vary the amount according to your taste)

Sesame seeds/til/ellu - 2 tbsps

Dry coconut pieces - 1/4 cup

Roasted Groundnut - 1/4 cup

Roasted groundnut powder - 1 tbsp

Powdered Jaggery - 1/2 cup

Kala masala/Ghoda masala(maharashtrian) - 1 and half tbsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

curry leaves few

Salt  to taste

For seasoning

Mustard/kadugu/mohri -1 tsp

asafoetida/hing/perungayam - 1 tsp

haldi/turmeric/manjal - 1 tsp

Jira/cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Method

Dry roast sesame seeds till they slightly pop  and turn into copper red colour.crush it to coarse powder.

In a kadai/pan,add oil,mustard,hing,green chillies,red chillies,haldi,curry leaves,roasted groundnut,dry coconut pieces,let dry coconut turn to copper red colour,add capsicum pieces and saute.

Add tamarind pulp,little water,red chilli powder,salt.Let it cook well.

Add some more water if required.Now add Ghoda masala, sesame seeds powder,jaggery powder,groundnut powder and cook well for some more time.Switch off the flame.Serve along with rotis.Can prepare with bitter gourd/karela/pavakkai panchamrut also in similar way.Vary the quantities of tamarind,chillies,jaggery accordingly.

Here I give you the basic recipe of Panchamrut served in weddings.

Basic Panchamrut

Ingredients

Jaggery powder 1 cup

Tamarind - 3/4 cup

salt to taste

Ghoda masala/kala masala 2 tbsp

Sesame seeds - 1/2 cup

Roasted groundnuts - 1/2 cup

Dry coconut pieces - 1/2 cup

Green chillies (chopped) - 1/4 cup

Roast sesame seeds and make it a coarse powder.

In oil ,add hing,green chillies,all other ingredients,tamarind pulp.Bring to a boil.Switch off the flame.