Halwai March 13, 2023

Ingredients:

• Capsicum – 4
• Potatoes – 2
• Onions – 2
• Tomatoes – 2
• Garlic – 3 Cloves
• Green chilli – 1 no
• Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tbsp
• 1 – Cinnamon stick
• Black pepper – 2 Cloves
• Oil – 5 tbsp (olive/mustard)
• Coriander leaves

Method:

  1. Make a star shaped opening at the top. Lift the cap and clean the seeds inside the capsicum.
  2. Slice the potatoes into small cubes and fry them in oil.
  3. When golden brown, keep it aside.
  4. Cut onions, garlic, green chilli and in a grinder and make a paste of it.
  5. In the frying pan, add oil and fry the above onion paste.
  6. Add cinnamon and black pepper.
  7. Cut tomatoes and make a paste using the grinder.
  8. Add the tomato paste to the frying onion paste.
  9. In the capsicum, place the heads aside.
  10. Fill the capsicums with one spoon of potato fry, the fried paste (onion + tomato) and coriander
  11. Place the heads on the top, and place the whole capsicum in the pan.
  12. Fry the capsicum on low heat.
  13. Cover the pan with a lid and allow to cook for 15 mins.
  14. Serve with rotis, chappatis or rice.

Recipe courtesy of Sridhar Kotti