Stuffed Capsicum

Capsicum stuffed with flavored potatoes and roasted wholly.

Recipe Courtesy : Mrs. Rajam Ganapathy

Ingredients:

Capsicum - 2 , medium

Oil - 3 tbsp
Potato stuffing - 1 big cup - Find recipe below

Note: Add more salt and chilly powder in the potato masala recipe than you would usually do.

Ingredients for the stuffing:

If you have left over potato masala (poori ka bhaji or bonda masala), then just fry some extra onions with some salt and chilly powder. If you have not added Tomato to the masala, add it and fry till it softens. Add the potato curry to it. Heat till the curry becomes dry.

Stuffing the capsicum:

Remove the stem without breaking the capsicum and try and remove all the seeds.

Mix these seeds with the prepared potato masala.
Now stuff the capsicum carefully with the prepared potato masala. Try to not break the capsicum.

If you are not open to it, cut it into half and stuff the masala inside.

Heat the oil in a thick bottomed vessel with a tight lid.
Place the stuffed capsicum carefully on the oil and add any extra masala around it.
(You will see that I have placed a cut capsicum with stuffing in the photograph. This cut stuffed capsicum has to be handled carefully or all the stuffing will fall out.)
Now add 1/2 cup of water and cover vessel with the lid. Reduce flame and cook for 10 minutes till the capsicum becomes soft.

The water would have steamed the capsicum and the left over oil is enough to roast the capsicum.
Open lid and roast the capsicum for 5 minutes on a high flame till brown spots appear.

Serve hot with rice and sambar / rasam.