Stuffed capsicum
Everyone has their own recipe for stuffed capsicum. I have tried atleast 4-5 varieties so far with besan filling, potato filling etc. Each one of them has a unique flavor.
I have mentioned about V’s very enthusiastic grandmom before. This recipe was given to me by her. Though she can’t cook now, she makes sure to learn new recipes whenever someone cooks anything new. She gave me this recipe. I loved the way it turned out.
Ingredients:
2 big capsicums(green bell peppers)
1/2 cup frozen/fresh coconut
3 green chillies
1/2 tea spn sesame seeds
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
2 tbl spns peanuts
3-4 strands coriander strands
1/4 tea spn tamarind extract
1/2 cup onion
Oil
Salt
Method:
Grind together coconut, green chillies, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, peanuts, tamarind, coriander leaves. Do not add too much water. It should be very thick.
Mix the ground paste with 1/4 cup onion, salt.
Stuff the mixture into capsicum. (I cut them horizontally and stuff, this way, everything cooks evenly).
Heat oil and fry remaining onion. Now keep the capsicums, close the lid and cook on low flame till done.
While serving, I cut them into smaller pieces.
Serves : 2-3
Preparation time : 30mins
Yesterday i was reading your other post on stuffed bell pepper with besan and realized hadn’t made it for quite sometime, and you posted one more today. I love filling with peanuts and sesame seeds.
This sabzi was made at my hubby’s cousins place when we visited them for dinner last month. Her FIL is from Karwar, so maybe this dish has been passed on from there.
Sounds different..Recently I made peppers stuffed with cheese..This sounds a nice variation.
Yummy!! My Mouth is watering…
This is a nice twist adding besan for the stuffing
Peanuts, coconut, and sesame? Reminds me of some Hyderabadi dishes. I love stuffed capsicums and chiles too- and this one sounds and looks marvelous!
i have tried your other bell pepper subzi with besan , it comes out really well, i will defenetly try this one too pretty soon……….
Peppers look delicious, Shilpa! Nice version!
Coconut and peanut filling in capsicum…bet it tasted pretty yummy
That looks simple and lovely Shilpa! I’ve tried quite a few stuffing recipes myself, but this one looks the simplest:) will try it next time! hey, you could send this to my Vegetarian Thanksgiving event; they’d be a great addition!:)
I MAKE STUFFED CAPSICUM BUT NEVER TRIED WITH COCONUT FILLING THANKS FOR SHARING NICE POST
looks good
will make it
vivari
I have seen so many recipes with chickpea flour and have never tried any. I like the idea of this dish.
Hi Shilpa
recently I had read another recipe, where the capsicums are stuffed with “dhokla” batter and steamed and then add normal dhokla tempering and serve it as starters..
That one would be nice too.
Your recipe sound almost like the bhagara baingan recipe iwth the peanuts, sesame seeds and cocnut – must sure taste yummy !!
This is interesting variation. Never tried anything like this.
I don’t know on how I stumbled upon this cooking blog., All I know is that I’d better check out the archives for a good read. Ha-ha! Just droppin’ to say hi!
Oh. You might want to check this out: http://www.technocooks.com for uhm…a different “menu.”
Shilpa:
M loved this recipe and made it yesterday for dinner! Absolutely delicious! Everything got over – so no left overs
THank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
I took the print out of this and prepared thumbu dhonna menasinikai (stufed capsicum in kannada). it Wax great. Aftter 2 dayss we prepared this again with slight variation. we roasted the said ingredients but added few extra ingredients urad dal 1/2 spoon and fenugreek menthya 1/2 spoon. and my sister told me to fry coconut too when the frying of masala was alsmost done. the smell and taste was different. all liked both types
thanks a lot for posting thumbu dhonna menasinikai receipie
will write to you in person in a day or 2
I have a doubt with this recipe. You have mentioned that you mix the paste with chopped onions and stuff it into capsicum. Won’t this leave a raw taste. The capsicums get cooked but how does the raw onion get cooked. Or do you mix the paste with cooked onions and then stuff the capsicum.
-Meena
Shilpa: Onions get cooked in the steam itself.