Aloo shimla mirch ( potato and capsicum)

Health tips
The main ingredients of this dish are potato and capsicum. Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates. As a rich carbohydrate source, they help to fuel our body with energy needed. Potatoes are also a rich source of Vitamin B, folate and minerals but to retain this you need to bake or boil potatoes with the peel on. It is also considered that potatoes to some extent lower blood pressure. But, Potatoes are typically loaded with fats such as butter, cheese, cream etc which increases the calorie. It can be fattening giving cardiovascular risks and obesity. Potatoes are said to increase sugar levels is diabetic people because of the carbohydrates in them. 
Capsicum contains Vitamins A and C, and beta-carotene. It’s low in fat, calories and cholesterol. It is an anti oxidant, anti inflammatory, boost immunity, prevents cancer, increases metabolism and helps in weight loss. It also helps in lowering blood glucose levels hence very good for diabetic people to spice up their food and get good flavour. Lowers triglyceride levels also. Some people might be allergic and get stomach upset, diarrhoea vomiting, heartburn.
 

Ingredients

1. 2 medium potato cubed and boiled
2. 2 capsicum cut in cubes
3. 2 tomato cut into cubes
4. 2 onion cut into slices
5. 4 cloves of garlic
6. 1 tspn cumin seeds
7. 1 tspn coriander powder
8. 2 tspn garam masala
9. 1 tspn chilly powder
10. 1/4 tspn turmeric
11. salt to taste
12. 1 tspn sugar
13. oil

Procedure

1. Heat oil in pan and add cumin seeds and fry garlic and onion til translucent
2. Add capsicum
3. Add toamtoes and chiily powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder, salt, sugar.
4. Add potatoes keep stiring and mixing the ingredients well
5. Once cooked garnish with coriander leaves
6. Serve with hot rotis / bread