Stuffed Capsicum

Ingredients

  1. Capsicum- 6 #s
  2. Onion- 4 Chopped finely
  3. Green chilli- 4 chopped finely
  4. ginger garlic paste- 1tsp
  5. cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  6. carrot-2 # grated
  7. cabbage- 200 gms finely chopped
  8. potato-2 chopped finely
  9. green peas – small cup boiled
  10. paneer- 1 cup grated
  11. red chilli powder -1 1/2 tsp
  12. turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
  13. garam masala -1 tsp
  14. dania powder – 1 tsp
  15. salt
  16. chat masala powder – 1tsp
  17. bread crumbs – about 1 cup
  18. cheese- grated 2 tbsp
  19. oil- 2 tbsp

Method

  • Cut the top of the capsicum and remove the seeds.
  • Either steam the capsicum in the cooker without putting the weight for 5 minutes. Or blanch the capsicum in the boiling water for 10 minutes.
  • Take the capsicum and shake of the water and apply little salt inside the capsicum.
  • Heat oil. Add jeera ,green chillies, onion and fry well.
  • Add gingergarlic paste and fry well
  • Add carrot, potato, cabbage and let it cook.
  • Lastly add cooked peas.
  • Now add all the powders and salt  let it cook until raw smell goes
  • Add cheese and little bread crumbs. mix well.
  • Now the filling is ready
  • Stuff the capsicum with the above filling and seal it with cheese and bread crumbs.
  • Drizzle some oil in the non stick pan and keep the capsicum upside down and cover the pan and cook for 5 to 7 minutes
  • Now the stuffed capsicum  is ready.

Quick Cabbage Fry

This is a very quick side dish for lunch. It is a very good accompaniment for kara Kuzhamboo or vatral kuzhamboo.

Ingredients

  1. Cabbage – 1 medium size
  2. Green Chilli – 2 to 3 #s
  3. Ginger chopped finely – 1 inch size
  4. Jeera – 1 tsp
  5. Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
  6. Grated Coconut- 4 – 6 tbsps
  7. Oil- 2 tbsp
  8. Salt as per taste

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter jeera, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves.
  2. Add finely chopped cabbage and cook in an open pan and add salt after sometime.
  3. Fry until all the water in the curry is dried
  4. Finally add the coconut.
  5. Simple and delicious cabbage fry is ready.