Capsicum fry

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.