Vegetable Stuffed Capsicum (Bharwan Shimla Mirch)

• Servings: 4-5
• Preparation time: 10 minutes.
• Frying time: 12-15 minutes.
• Cooking time: 4-5 minutes.
• Total time: 44 minutes. 

At least once in a week I use to cook either mix vegetable or mix vegetable stuffed capsicum; both are very healthy version and easy to cook. Make stuffing according to your taste or vegetable available in your refrigerator. Here I used carrot, potato, zucchini and peas. You can prepare this with or without onion and garlic. I still have taste lingering on my palate because capsicum is one of my favorite.

Ingredients:

• Capsicum: 4-6 no.
• Potato: 1 no.
• Carrot: 1 no.
• Zucchini: ¼ pieces
• Ginger: 1” pieces
• Peas: 100 gm.
• Mustard oil /cooking oil: 2 tablespoon
• Coriander leaves: 2 tablespoon (chopped)
• Cumin: half teaspoon
• Chilli powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Garam masala powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: half teaspoon

Preparation:

1. Slit capsicum and scoop out seeds from capsicum, keep aside.
2. Chop onion, potato, carrot, zucchini and ginger into very small pieces. Keep aside.

Method:

To prepare stuffing:

1. Take fry pan, put oil and heat, when it smokes add cumin; add ginger stir fry  on low flame for few seconds add  chopped potato continue to fry on medium flame for couple of minutes add carrot and zucchini .
2. Stir fry for couple of minutes add peas, salt and dry masala; lower the flame and cover it. Wait till vegetables are done about 3 to 5 minutes (stir in between to avoid sticking into the bottom), Keep aside.

To prepare stuffed capsicum:

1. Take capsicum and stuff fully with stuffing, arrange these into microwave bowl; add butter over the capsicum, microwave them for about 4-5 minutes. (You may use OTG tray/fry pan until it is done).
2. Yummy ‘Vegetable Stuffed Capsicum (Bharwan Shimla Mirch)’ is ready, Serve hot.

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