Bharwa Shimla Mirch/Stuffed Capsicum/Stuffed bellpeppers
Servings: 2 to 3
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 medium to large shimlamirch (capsicum or Red bell peppers)
- 100g paneer
- 1 small onion, finely chopped or ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- 1 green chili, chopped
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 2 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves)
- 1 teaspoon oil for sauteing veggies
- 1 or 1.5 teaspoon oil for sauteing the capsicum
- salt as required
Instructions
making stuffing
- Slice off the tops of the capsicum. Remove the seeds. Rinse them in water and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Keep aside.
- In a small frying pan, heat oil. Fry the cumin first and then add chopped onions.
- Saute the onions till translucent. Add chopped green chilies.
- Stir and then add turmeric powder, red chili powder, asafoetida. Stir again.
- Add crumbled paneer & Mix everything.
- Saute the paneer for 2 mins and then add garam masala powder, lemon juice and salt.
- Stir well and then add chopped coriander leaves. Mix again and let this spiced stuffing become warm or cool down.
- With a spoon or with your hands, stuff the paneer mixture in the capsicum.
- If baking, then brush or rub oil outside the capsicum, before you stuff them with the spiced mashed paneer.
- Now you can bake the stuffed capsicum in an oven or saute in a pan.
for cooking stuffed capsicum in a pan
- Heat oil in a pan or kadai/wok and place the stuffed capsicum in the pan.
- Cover the pan and allow the stuffed capsicum to cook on a low flame.
- You will have to check often after every 5 to 6 mins and keep on changing the sides of the capsicum so that all sides are cooked well. Check, turn the sides and cover the pan again.
- Continue to check, change the sides and then cover again till they are cooked well. It will take 15-20mints to cook them over low flame
- Garnish with coriander or mint leaves and serve these paneer stuffed capsicum hot or warm with rotis, bread or as a side dish.
