Monday, October 13, 2008
CAPSICUM IN PEANUT SAUCE
INGREDIENTS:
Green bell peppers/Capsicums---------2 nos
Green peas----------------------------1/4th cup
Onion----------------------------------1 cup very finely chopped
Green chillies--------------------------4
Garam masala--------------------------1 tsp
Peanuts--------------------------------1/4th cup
Sesame seeds--------------------------1/4th cup
Cloves/Cinnamon----------------------2 small pieces
Red chillies-----------------------------3
Tamarind extract----------------------1 tbp
Jaggery/sugar-------------------------1 tbp grated
Mustard,Cumin seeds------------------1/4th tsp each
Curry leaves---------------------------few
Ginger-garlic paste---------------------1 tsp
Coriander leaves-----------------------to garnish
Salt------------------------------------to taste.
Oil-------------------------------------as required
DIRECTIONS:
1.Dry roast peanuts and sesame seeds to golden color and make a fine powder out of them in a grinder.
2.Seperately dry roast grind cloves and pieces of cinnamon .
3.Grind them to smooth paste/powder along with some salt,grated and powdered jaggery,redchillies,if required some cashews too .
4.Clean and Cut the tops off. Remove the seeds and membranes inside and make a hollow.Now cut length wise to medium sized strips.
5.Heat 3 tbp of oil in a big pan and add those sliced capsicum and fry till they become half soft and cooked.Transfer to plate and set aside.
6.In the same pan add some more oil.Add mustard,cumin seeds,curry leaves,finely chopped onions and fry till dark brown.Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry for few minutes.
7.Add the peanut-sesame sauce ,tamarind extract and about a half cup to one cup of water and mix well.
8.Add garam masala,coriander powder and simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes.Now taste and adjust spiciness or other levels to your taste.
9.After that add the fried and soft capsicums to the thickened sauce.
10.Cook for another 10 minutes on medium heat, covered.If required add water and cook.
11.Serve with rice or with chapatis.Garnish with coriander leaves.
Labels:
VEG GRAVY CURRIES
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21 comments:
Wow this is the best dish i have seenmade with capsicum.
Yummy
Loved the idea of peanut and sesame in the gravy,looks delicious...bet it tasted awesome with rotis :-)
yummy side dish ... lovely pic as usual
Loved the idea of peanut and sesame in the gravy,Gravy,looks delicious.will try this recpie
WOW... This is a very creative dish. Looks so good. I love peanut sauce a lot. Love to have them with rotis...
Gravy looks rich and delicious....Lovely pics as usual...
Peanut sauce sounds creamy n rich..Nice texture..
please send some parcel here :) love the gravy.. a must try.
never tried this before Raaji, looks really neat
This sauce should be great combo with bread... I should definitely try this...
Never tried this before.. looks awesome... thxs for sharing...
Capsicum in Peanut sauce sounds really interesting....it looks inviting
Such a new recipe, will try soon ur delicious recipe!
it looks colourful and yummy,tempting,,
Wow recipe and wonderful blog u have. so perfect yr dishes are and its inviting. first time here and had nice time.
Rich gravy looks awesome Raaji.. one of my fav veggies is capsi..love them..superb clicks though..
This recipe is new to me,thankyou for posting,sometimes I will be wondering what can i do with these capsicums...!
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looks yummy. lovely pic. peanut and sesame am sure will be a good combination.
thats a really yummy curry, can i use any other colored bellpeppers/ or should it be green bell peppers only?
love the recipe ,looks deleciouss
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