Capsicum fry
Recipe prepared by Smt Jhansi Lakshmi
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Article written by Lakshmi Aparna
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Course: Main
Main ingredient: Capsicum
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
Capsicum: 250 grams
Roasted bengal gram (putnala pappu): 2-3 tbsp
Sliced green chillies (pachimirapa): 4-5
Ajwain (vamu): 1 tbsp
Garlic pods (velulli rebbalu): 3-4
For talimpu
Dry red chilly (endumirapa): 1, urad dal (minapappu): 1 tbsp, Cumin seeds (jeelakarra): 1 tbsp, mustard seeds (aavalu): 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tbsp
Salt: As per taste
Oil: 4 tbsp
Procedure
Step 1: Blend roasted bengal gram into a fine powder. Keep it aside
Step 2: Heat 4 tbsp oil in a frying pan, add and saute (fry) spices one by one for a minute in high flame
Step 3: Mix capsicum and green chillies, saute (fry) for 1 minute in high flame
Step 4: Add, mix 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder and ajwain (vamu). Let it cook for 1 minute in high flame
Note: Fry ajwain (vamu) in little oil as shown below
Step 5: Add and mix 1/2 tbsp salt, saute for 1 minute
Step 6: Add 2-3 mashed garlic pods to it and fry for 10 minutes by keep on moving once in a while in medium flame
Step 7: Add and mix roasted bengal gram powder to it, saute (fry) for 5 minutes in medium flame by keep moving it
Turn off the flame once curry is ready
Hot and spicy capsicum fry is ready to serve. It tastes good with steamed rice, pulka and roti.
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