South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

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Capsicum curry recipe – Very easy to make and yet flavorful and healthy. This is my go to capsicum recipe. I usually make this curry once a week and it’s dear hubby’s favorite.

This capsicum gravy is perfect with chapati or roti or paratha. We had this curry in yesterday’s lunch with plain paratha and sliced onions w/lemon drops on side. And as always, after the lunch I drink a glass of water with lemon juice and pinch of salt. This helps in easy digestion.

— Looking for more capsicum recipes:

— Gobi shimla mirch (cauliflower with capsicum)

— Aloo shimla mirch (Potatoes with capsicum)

— Capsicum rice

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

You can call this recipe Punjabi capsicum masala as well. Because this gravy has usual punjabi onion-tomato bhuna masala. This green bell pepper curry is bit of creamy because we added roasted peanuts and cashew nuts powder in it. This nuts powder will make the gravy little grainy will have some texture. If you want smooth gravy then make nuts paste by adding little water while grinding. It is quite healthy as we are not using any cream or milk to make it creamy and rich. So that’s why you can have it in everyday basis.

If you do not prefer that spicy then you can adjust the green chilies and red chili powder as per your liking taste.

I like to have capsicum little bit crunchy. So I have not cooked it all the way. But you can cook as per you and your family’s preference.

Step by step recipe for Capsicum curry:

1) Dry roast the peanuts and cashew nuts on medium heat till they get light brown.

2) Let them cool completely and grind it into fine powder.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

3) Take onion, tomato, green chili, ginger, garlic, green chili and coriander seeds in a blender.

4) Make smooth gravy out of it without adding any water.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

5) Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cubed capsicum.

6) Cook them till they are done 70%. Rest of cooking will be done in gravy.  Remove them in a bowl.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

7) Heat the same pan again with 3 teaspoons of oil on medium heat. Once hot add bay leaf, cloves and cumin seeds. Let cumin seeds sizzle.

8) Then add onion-tomato gravy. Mix well.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

9) Cook till all the moisture from gravy evaporates. And the oil will start to leaves from the gravy. Then add salt and red chili powder. Mix and cook for a minute.

10) Add 1 ¼ cups of water. Mix it well. Let it come to a boil.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

11) Sprinkle nuts powder.

12) Mix it.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

13) Add cooked capsicum.

14) Mix it and let it cook for about 3 minutes. (Adjust water as per your liking gravy consistency.)

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

15) And lastly add garam masala.

16) Mix well and switch of the stove. It is ready to serve.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

This Punjabi style capsicum masala curry is really delicious. If you like the capsicum then I am sure you will love this curry. I bet that once you try this curry, you will fall in love with this. So get in kitchen and make this yummy curry for today’s lunch or dinner.

Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe

Here is Punjabi Capsicum Masala Curry recipe:

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Capsicum Curry Recipe

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

55 mins

 

This Punjabi style capsicum masala curry - Crunchy capsicums (green bell peppers) are simmered in spicy onion-tomato gravy.

Author: Kanan

Category: Curry, Main dish

Cuisine: Indian, Punjabi

Yield: 2 Servings

Ingredients

Nuts Powder:

Peanuts – 1 tablespoon

Cashew nuts – 1 tablespoon

for onion-tomato gravy:

Onion – 1 medium (1 cup), chopped roughly

Tomatoes – 1 ½ medium (1 ¼ cups), chopped roughly

Ginger – ½ inch piece

Garlic – 2 large cloves

Green chilies – 3 or to taste

Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon

Other ingredients:

Oil – 3 teaspoons +1 teaspoon

Capsicum (green bell pepper) – 1 large (1 ½ cups), cut into cubes

Bay leaf -1

Cloves – 3

Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon

Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam masala – ½ teaspoon

Salt – to taste

Water - 1¼ cups or more or less as per your desire gravy consistency

Instructions

Heat the pan on medium heat. Dry roast the peanuts and cashew nuts till they get light brown.

As they cool grind it into fine powder.

Make smooth gravy from gravy ingredinets.

Cook the cubed capsicum in 1 teaspoon of oil on medium heat till they are done 70%. Rest of cooking will be done in gravy. Remove them in a bowl.

Heat the same pan again with 3 teaspoons of oil on medium heat. Once hot add bay leaf, cloves and cumin seeds. Let cumin seeds sizzle.

Then add onion-tomato gravy. Mix well. Cook till all the moisture from gravy evaporates. And the oil will start to leaves from the gravy.

Mix in salt and red chili powder, cook for a minute.

Add 1 ¼ cups of water. Mix it well. Let it come to a boil.

Stir in nuts powder.

Add cooked capsicum. Mix it and let it cook for about 3 minutes. (Adjust water as per your liking gravy consistency.)

Finally add garam masala. Mix well and switch off the stove.

Additional Info

Taste – little bit crunchy capsicum in Punjabi style spicy onion-tomato gravy

Shelf life – I prefer to serve it fresh the day its made. But you can keep in refrigerator in air tight container once cooled completely for 3 days.

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes

South Indian Cooking Capsicum Rice Recipes