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Capsicum Curry Recipe | Punjabi Capsicum Masala Recipe
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Capsicum curry recipe

This capsicum curry recipe is very easy and quick to make. This goes well with roti or paratha.
Course Main Course
Cuisine North Indian, Punjabi
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 241kcal
Author Kanan

Ingredients

Nuts Powder:

  • 1 tablespoon Peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon Cashew nuts

To grind into paste:

  • 1 medium or 1 cup Red onion chopped roughly
  • 2 small or 1 ¼ cups Tomato chopped roughly
  • ½ inch Ginger
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 3 Green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds (sabut dhaniya)

For capsicum curry recipe:

  • 3 + 1 teaspoons Oil
  • 1 large or 1 ½ cups Capsicum (green bell pepper) cut into cubes
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 3 Cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon Garam masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 ¼ cups Water or more or less as per your desire gravy consistency

Instructions

First make powder and paste:

  • Dry roast the peanuts and cashew nuts on medium heat. They will get light brown in color.
  • Let them cool completely. grind it into fine powder. Keep it aside.
  • Take all the ingredients listed under 'paste' in a blender.
  • Make smooth gravy out of. No need to add any water. Keep it aside.

Making capsicum curry recipe:

  • Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cubed capsicum.
  • Cook them till they are done 70%. Rest of cooking will be done in gravy. Remove them in a bowl.
  • Heat the same pan again with 3 teaspoons of oil on medium heat. Once hot add bay leaf, cloves and cumin seeds. Let cumin seeds sizzle.
  • Then add onion-tomato gravy. Mix well.
  • Cook till all the moisture from gravy evaporates. And the oil will start to leave from the gravy. Then add salt and red chili powder. Mix and cook for a minute.
  • Add 1 ¼ cups of water. Mix it well. Let it come to a boil.
  • Stir in nuts powder. and add cooked capsicum.
  • Mix it and let it simmer for about 3 minutes. (Adjust water as per your liking gravy consistency.)
  • Lastly add garam masala. Mix well .
  • switch of the stove.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6.4g | Fat: 14.8g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 619mg | Potassium: 867mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12.4g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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