Hello everyone,
As a vegetarian, the very first thing come to my mind when I hear word " barbaque" is paneer. Options are very limited for a vegetarian. So this recipe will increase your menu list for a barbaque party. It is called "Stuffed Capsicum Rings".
Ingredients:-
1. 2 Capsicum
2. 1 cup boiled and smashed potatoes
3. 1 cup cooked rice
4. 2 green chilly
5. 5-6 curry leaves
6. 1 inch ginger
7. 1 tsp Cumin seeds
8. 4 Cloves
9. 1/2 inch cinnamon
10. 1 tsp Dry mango powder ( amchur)
11. Salt
12. 8-10 Fenugreek seeds
13. 1 tsp Hing (Asafiteda)
14. Handful of coriander leaves
15. 2 tbs Gram flour ( besan)
16. 1tsp Garam masala powder
17. Oil
Method
Step 1
Take 2 medium size capsicum, deseed them and cut in horizontal in a form of ring ( approx height of ring should be 2 cm)
Step 2
We will make a spices mixture. For that in a small mixer jar add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, cloves, cinnamon, curry leaves, green chilly and ginger. Grind them to get proper mixture.
Step 3
Stuffing:-
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a non stick pan. Add Cumins seeds, once it crackles add hing and prepared spices mixture. After it start releasing aroma add equal amount of boiled and smashed potatoes and rice. Add salt, garam masala powder, dry mango powder, and handful of coriander leaves. Finally add gram flour as it will act as binding agent. Mix it will to get dough form stuffing and allow it to cool.
Step 4
Take a capsicum ring and fill it tight with stuffing so that while cooking, stuffing should remain intact.
Step 5
Cook these rings on a barbeque pit till it truns golden brown from both the sides. Or else at home you can shallow fry them. Enjoy hot and spicy stuffed capsicum rings with green chutney or any curd dip.
