Capsicum Masala | Capiscum Curry | Curry Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
- 1 Cup diced coloured capsicum
- 1 Tbsp + ½ Tbsp groundnut oil
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 1 onion diced
- 1 chopped garlic
- ½" ginger
- ¼ Cup groundnuts
- ⅛ Cup desiccated coconut
- ½ Tbsp sesame
- 2 red chilli
- ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- ½ Tsp garam masala
- Heat oil, add onions, garlic and ginger
- When onion, garlic and ginger soften, keep them aside to cool
- In same pan, add groundnuts, sesame and jeera
- Start frying till groundnuts change colour slightly
- Throw in the red chillis and add desiccated coconut
- Allow this to cool
- Add cooled onion mixture to a mixer jar
- Next add the groundnut mixture to the mixer jar as well
- Sprinkle salt to taste
- Add ¼ Cup water and grind to a paste
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan, start sauteing the coloured capsicum
- Let them blister and soften a bit
- Next add ground up masala paste
- Pour about ¼ Cup water to adjust consistency
- Let it simmer, cover and cook
- Adjust salt, and let it start to thicken
- Add turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala
- Mix well, lastly add chopped coriander
- Capsicum masala is now ready to be served!
You can use any kind of coloured capsicum you like
Add a few cashews if you wish to
Some sweet corn and green peas can also be added for added texture
Don't overcrowd the capsicum in the pan, you want a nice slightly burnt taste of capsicum and not steamed
Adjust spice as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/capsicum-masala/
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