Stuffed Capsicum Masala

Preparation time: 30 Mins

Ingredients:

• Capsicum - 4
• Onion - 1 
• Jeera - 1 sp
• Curry leaves - 10
• Red Chili powder - 1sp
• Coriander seed powder - 1sp
• Grated Coconut - 1/2 small bowl
• Chopped Coriander leaves - 1small bowl
• Hurigadale/Roasted gram - 1/2 bowl
• Tomato - 1
• Tamarind - a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 5sp
• Mustard seed - 1/2 sp

Method :

• Heat a sp of Oil in a pan, add Jeera, followed by Curry leaves then sliced onions, fry well for around 7 mins, allow it to cool to room temperature.
• In a mixer jar, add grated Coconut, Roasted gram/Hurigadale, fried onion mixture from step 1, Tomato slices, pinch of Tamarind, 1/2 bowl of chopped Coriander leaves?Cilantro, 1/2 sp of salt and little quantity of water, grind to form thick paste(If its not thick, it can not be stuffed properly)
• Just slit capsicum and fill in the above prepared masala.(care should be taken not to cut, you actually slit them into four parts). Capsicum should look whole even after stuffing.
• Heat remaining oil in a pan, add Mustard seed, then Curry leaves and then Masala Stuffed Capsicum, cook well until they are soft with lid covered. It will take around 10-15 mins to cook. 
• Add the remaining masala into pan, you can add water to adjust it to the gravy consistency, add salt if required, cook well until oil separates.
• Garnish with rest of the Coriander leaves/Cilantro serve hot with roti or chapati