Capsicum Curry / Fry

Capsicum Curry / Fry ~ Indian Side dish

Dear Friends,

Capsicum we find this in different colors red, green, yellow, white and orange. Curry with this mixed color capsicum looks good. This is a semi fry dish which you can eat with either rice or chapatti.

Ingredients:

Capsicum                                 – 250 Grams (Nearly three medium sized)

Onions                                     – 100 Grams (Nearly two medium sized)

Turmeric Powder                      – ½ TeaSpoon (Optional)

Oil (sunflower/vegetable)          – 3 Table spoons

Channa dal / Bengal gram         – 1 teaspoon

Urad dal / Split Black gram        – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves                             – 10 leaves (Nearly)

Garlic clove                              – 1 or 2 (Optional – for tampering)

Salt                                          – To taste

Chopped Coriander leaves        – 2 Table spoon

Ground nut powder                  – 2 or 3 Table spoons

Procedure:

1. Cut capsicum into small pieces, remove the seeds (as shown in above picture). Cut the onions also to small pieces.

2. Take a fry pan and put oil into it. Once pan and oil are heated put chann dal, urad dal and stir it. Once the dal changes its color to golden brown put curry leaves and chopped garlic.

2. Now add onions into the pan and put little salt and turmeric powder. Just fry it for a minute, (because again it will be cooked with capsicum) and put capsicum pieces also. Cover it with a lid and allow it to cook till 10 minutes.

3. Now check whether the capsicum become soft. As, there will be some water inside capsicum and also when we cover with the lid the steam is formed and with that also there will be water quantity and it will be cooked nicely. Once you notice that the capsicum pieces became soft then take away the lid and let it cook for another 5 or 10 minutes until you notice the water is evaporated to some extent. Mix it upside down often.

3. Add little salt, remember that in ground nut powder already is there and check the taste. Finally add ground nut powder and chopped coriander.

Dish is ready to be served. 

Here you can you can use any curry powder instead of ground nut powder. But, I prefer ground nut powder as it gives perfect taste for this dish, also if the ground nut powder is coarse then broken grounds will come and it taste so good. Ground nut powder I have posted in my blog already (http://ammayikitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/groundnut-powder-or-verusenagapappu.html). As, there are spices and salt in ground nut powder always add less salt while cooking. Also if needed add red chilly powder or chopped green chilies if you like more spicy.

I used two red capsicum and one green capsicum. Red capsicum will taste little sweet. So, I always recommend green capsicum. You can make this with out onions also. If you notice there are no onions in the picture. 

Hope you will make and enjoy eating this recipe.

Thank you!