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Wednesday 6 January 2010

Capsicum in peanut masala

Preparation time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients

Capsicum-1
Onion-1
Tomato-1
Roasted peanuts-2tbsp
Coconut(grated-2tbsp
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Garam masala-1/2tsp
Red chilli powder-1tsp
Turmeric-a pinch
Oil-3tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)-1tsp
Salt to taste

Method
Cut the capsicum and onion into pieces. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter. Then add capsicum and onion, cook until they are soft. Add all the dry masalas and fry until they lose their raw smell. Now add the cubed tomatoes and saute for 2 mins. Grind the peanuts & grated coconut to a smooth paste and add to the capsicum mixture. Add salt and cook for about 10 mins.



Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis or rice.

12 comments:

Preeti Kashyap said...

lovely recipe! never tried peanuts with capsicum...shd try it soon!

chef and her kitchen said...

very creamy curry..looks yummy

Sushma Mallya said...

Very nice recipe,Nice idea using peanuts in gravy.looks very delicious and perfect with roti

Tina said...

Creamy and yummy yummyyyy dish....

Priya Suresh said...

Such a delectable capsi-peanut masala..looks yumm!

prasu said...

wow..........creamy delicious dear........

Namitha said...

Creamy and yumm curry..I like capsicum, though my hubby doesn't.So I end up eating the capsicum dishes from others and, don't prepare often at home..There is an award waiting for you in our blog :-)

Vrinda said...

Nice recipe with capsicum,sounds like a good combo,i know only few recipes with capsicum,so thanx a lot Latha...

gtyuk said...

that's a creamy and nutty masala delight!!! nice combination of the ingredients!!

Unknown said...

Looks delicious and tempting! I'd have it with chapathi!ur version sounds great..:)

Lena Jayadev said...

this looks delicious Latha,....i think its a gerat combo.. :)

my kitchen said...

Looks creamy & yummy.Loves with Roti

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