Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 5 small bell peppers, washed
• 4 medium onions, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 pinch asafetida powder
• 4 teaspoons fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped
• 2 teaspoons garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh curry leaf, washed and torn
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1 teaspoon grated jaggery
• 1 cup water
• salt

Recipe

• 1 make 2 slits of one inch each on each of the bell pepper. keep aside.
• 2 then, dry roast the peanuts on medium flame in a pan. grind coarsely in a mixer.
• 3 now, prepare the stuffing. to do so, heat 4 tsps. of oil in a pan.
• 4 fry the cumin and asafoetida powders in it.
• 5 add onion, garlic paste and curry leaves.
• 6 fry till onions are lightly browned. allow to cool.
• 7 put the fried onions and roasted powdered peanuts in it.
• 8 add all the masala powders, tamarind paste, salt, jaggery and 3 tsps. of chopped corriander leaves. mix well.
• 9 stuff this mixture in the bell peppers.
• 10 heat the remaining oil in a vessel.
• 11 add the stuffed bell pepper one by one. stir once, cover with a lid and fry for 1 minute.
• 12 add water. allow to simmer for 8 minutes taking care it does not dry up.
• 13 garnish with corriander leaves. serve hot with rotis or plain basmati rice. enjoy!