The market was flooded with capsicums, so I decided to prepare stuffed capsicums. You can either bake or steam these stuffed capsicums instead of frying them in oil, as it is more healthy. I have tried both methods and it has turned out well.Today we will learn how to make stuffed Capsicum/Bell pepper curry following this easy recipe.
Wow!! Look at these capsicum elephants!!
Stuffed Capsicum-Stuffed Bell Pepper
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves:4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves:4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Capsicum -4-5 medium size
Potato – 4
Boiled Peas – handful
Onion – 1 big finely chopped
Salt – as required
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder- 3/4-1 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds/jeera – 1/2 tsp
Preparation
Pressure cook potatoes until soft, peel the skin and mash it slightly.Keep it aside.
Heat oil, add cumin seeds, when it sizzles, add onions and sauté until it changes colour.
Add peas, mashed potatoes, salt needed, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
Cook on low flames for 5-6 minutes stirring in between.
Now the stuffing is ready.
Preparing the capsicums
Remove the stem and scoop out the seeds inside carefully and fill it with the potato stuffing. Grease the capsicums on the outside with oil.
Method
Preheat an oven at 180 degree C for 10 minutes and bake the capsicums for 10-15 minutes at 180 degree C or until done (be careful not to burn it).
Alternatively you can steam cook for 10- 15 minutes and enjoy with rice or rotis.
Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, until then it is bye from Padhu.
Sreelekha Sumesh
December 17, 2009 at 8:20 amNice stuffing..looks really good.
Soma Pradhan
December 17, 2009 at 8:27 amnice stuffed capsicum..presented well
Priya
December 17, 2009 at 8:32 amStuffed capsicums makes me hungry PAdhu, lovely presentation dear!
Sushma Mallya
December 17, 2009 at 8:48 amlove stuffed capsicum,long since i prepared it,seeing urs its worth trying again this time using ur recipe…Nice presented and looks really good and healthy
priya
December 17, 2009 at 8:52 amlooks so yum…..the pics looks so cute!
Latha
December 17, 2009 at 8:53 amLovely dish….nice click.
Tina
December 17, 2009 at 9:26 amStuffed capsicum sounds delicious and yummyyyyy.
alessandra
December 17, 2009 at 9:52 amI love vegetarian dishes, thanks for sharing and for stopping by.
Aps
December 17, 2009 at 10:05 amThose capsi's luk like a darling…. Nice recipe…. Nd thank u so much for dropping by… I will come here ne more 🙂
Ms.Chitchat
December 17, 2009 at 11:09 amAwesome stuffed capsicum. Nice click. Will try for sure.
Chitchat
Gouri Guha
December 17, 2009 at 11:20 amHad stuffed capsicum few days back. Yours look yummy.
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my kitchen
December 17, 2009 at 1:30 pmDelicious capsicum,Beautiful presentation padma
Vrinda
December 17, 2009 at 2:00 pmThat looks cute.never tried this,looks yummm
RV
December 17, 2009 at 2:34 pmLovely receipe, thanks for stopping by.
Savitharajsspiceland
December 17, 2009 at 2:47 pmNice click and awesome recipe!!
Shri
December 17, 2009 at 3:31 pmLove the recipe!!
Sarah Naveen
December 17, 2009 at 4:00 pmThats sounds great padhu…i m yet to try this..Looks delicious.
Saju
December 17, 2009 at 4:27 pmloved ur recipe.those eyes looks soooo cute on the capsicum..just superb
vineetha
December 17, 2009 at 4:46 pmyummy capsicums ! beautiful clicks
Preeti
December 17, 2009 at 5:01 pmyummy….looks awesome!
kothiyavunu
December 17, 2009 at 5:24 pmNice recipe padhu..stuffed capsicum sounds gr8..looks fantastic.
Susri
December 17, 2009 at 8:08 pmlooks wonderful!!
Cham
December 18, 2009 at 1:35 amI never stuffed this way- they should be delicious!
Akal's Saappadu
December 18, 2009 at 10:10 amI love stuffed capsicum ; this stuffing preprartion is new for me; sounds filling and delicious with the potatoes!!!
Suma Rajesh
December 18, 2009 at 11:30 amperfect stuffing dear…
sneh
December 18, 2009 at 2:26 pmlooks delicious!
Gita
December 18, 2009 at 2:48 pmCute presentation Padhu 🙂
Gulmohar
December 18, 2009 at 3:21 pmLove this, but I had it only in restaurants..thanks for sharing this recipe so that I can make my own now 🙂
Dolly
December 18, 2009 at 6:50 pmLove Stuffed Capsicum( Bharwa Shimla Mirch). My mom used to make them. So seeing them here is making me nostalgic. Beautiful presentation and looks yummy.
meeso
December 19, 2009 at 2:03 pmHehehe, how cute! Yummy recipe, I love stuffed peppers!
Anupama
December 26, 2009 at 12:32 amYet another version of this mouth-watering dish! Can you also post the recipe for capsicum stuffed with rice? I tasted that at a friend's place long time back (the rice tasted great along with this capsicum).
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December 28, 2009 at 9:38 pmI found some quirky looking one's too! Good idea!
Amirtha
February 3, 2012 at 9:13 amNice photos and Delicious recipe…
Everyone's Pal
March 31, 2012 at 9:54 pmThanks for the great recipes!! How long does it take for the capsicum to cook in the oven?
joycekosiba
September 19, 2012 at 4:47 amdo i oil the peppers (Capsicum) on the inside, outside, or both?
PadhuSankar
September 19, 2012 at 2:50 pmYou have oil it only outside.
hema
October 4, 2012 at 3:15 pmInteresting recipe… Can i cook the capsicum with microwave ?
Hema
May 31, 2013 at 8:33 amWant to know the method of frying in the oil(low quantity)
anu
December 23, 2013 at 7:12 amHi Padhu, I have been following all ur recepies and am a great fan of u. Can u pls let me know hw should i steam cook this.
Padhu Sankar
December 25, 2013 at 9:23 amAnu – Apply little oil all over the capsicum and steam it in a steamer or idli cooker just as you steam idlis . You can steam it like you steam dhoklas also.
Chandra Sekhar
December 30, 2013 at 4:36 pmPadhu. Very nice recipie. Can we make swallow fry the stuffed capsicum.i have tried it taste more
Poornima Vemula
December 26, 2015 at 3:30 pmDelicious padhu…yesterday i prepared it..Thanks for the nice recipe dear..
Sandhya Krishnamurthy
March 3, 2016 at 1:24 pmThe pics are very tempting!! �� can the capsicum be baked in a microwave too? Kindly suggest.
Padhu Sankar
March 4, 2016 at 7:39 amYes, you can bake these capsicums in microwave too.
Arvind
September 13, 2016 at 7:52 amjust finished making it akka With mom only what a super recipe your website is a treasure lots of love from Kolkata
Suren Bharadwaj
July 3, 2018 at 7:19 pmQuite simple as compared to the other recipes presented as found on Google search